拱手相讓

拱手相让
gǒngshǒuxiāngràng
(idiom) to surrender sth without resistance

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Entry Composition

1 拱手 gǒngshǒu
  1. to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting
  2. (fig.) submissive
2 相讓 xiāngràng
  1. (literary) to yield one's authority to someone else; to step down and let someone else take over
  2. to yield one's authority to someone else; to step down and let someone else take over

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拱手讓人 gǒngshǒuràngrén (idiom) to surrender sth without resistance