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磕头如捣蒜

kè tóu rú dǎo suàn

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 磕头如捣蒜

to tap

to pound

as

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

garlic

head