揖让

揖讓
yīràng
  1. (figurative) to display courtesy; to fulfil what is demanded by propriety
  2. to display courtesy; to fulfil what is demanded by propriety
  3. to salute and give way (according to the proper courtesy of meeting each other)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 揖 yī to greet by raising clasped hands
=1 揖 jí alternative form of 輯 /辑 (jí, “to gather”)
2 让 ràng
  1. to yield
  2. to permit
  3. to let sb do sth
  4. to have sb do sth
  5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
  6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 bèi)