揖

yī

Definitionen

1. to greet by raising clasped hands

Wörter, die 揖 enthalten

• 作揖 zuò yī: to bow with hands held in front
• 张揖 zhāng yī: Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[zhì ràng], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[guǎng yǎ] and several lost works
• 打拱作揖 dǎ gǒng zuò yī: to bow respectfully with clasped hands
• 打躬作揖 dǎ gōng zuò yī: to bow respectfully with clasped hands
• 长揖 cháng yī: to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
• 开门揖盗 kāi mén yī dào: leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand