揖
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Definitions
- 1. to greet by raising clasped hands
Words Containing 揖
to bow with hands held in front
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
to bow respectfully with clasped hands
to bow respectfully with clasped hands
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)
leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand