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磕头如捣蒜

kè tóu rú dǎo suàn

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to pound the ground with one's head

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Child Words of 磕头如捣蒜

如
rú

as

磕
kē

to tap

蒜
suàn

garlic

头
tóu

head

捣
dǎo

to pound

磕头
kē tóu

to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)