叩頭

叩头
kòutóu
  1. to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
  2. also written 磕頭 kētóu

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to act in a very submissive manner
  2. to act in a very submissive manner
  3. to kowtow; to kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground

Wiktionary

伏身跪拜，以頭叩地。為古代的最敬禮。

重編國語辭典

  1. 以非常順從的態度行事
  2. 俯首跪拜，以頭叩地
  3. 強烈的鞠躬

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 叩 kòu
  1. to knock
  2. to kowtow
=1 叩 kòu
  1. old variant of 叩 kòu
  2. to knock
=2 頭 tóu
  1. head
  2. hair style
  3. the top
  4. end
  5. beginning or end
  6. a stub
  7. remnant
  8. chief
  9. boss
  10. side
  11. aspect
  12. first
  13. leading
  14. classifier for pigs or livestock

classifier: 個
=2 頭 tou suffix for nouns

Containing this entry

叩頭蟲 kòutóuchóng

Related entries

叩首 kòushǒu
  1. to kowtow
  2. also written 磕頭 kētóu
磕頭 kētóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
稽顙 qǐsǎng to kowtow (touch the forehead to the floor)
跪叩 guìkòu to kowtow
跪拜 guìbài
  1. to kowtow
  2. to kneel and worship
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