07275275-n 'a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission';
 
Chinese (simplified) 叩头
English kowtow ( ⊳ ⊳ ) , kotow ( ⊳ )
Indonesian kowtow , sembah sujud
Japanese 叩頭
Malaysian sembah sujud
Definitions
English
a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
Japanese
尊敬あるいは恭順の合図として額を地面にこすりつける中国の昔の慣習
Relations
Hypernym: bow
Semantic Field: communicationn
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