拱手而別
gǒng​shǒu'ér​bié

to bid a respectful farewell

  • created sense approved 拱手而别/拱手而別 · gǒng​shǒu'ér​bié · to bid a respectful farewell — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拱手而别 / 拱手而別

    gǒng​shǒu'ér​bié

    to bid a respectful farewell

    to take leave by saluting with both hands folded and raised in front of the chest; to bid farewell in a respectful manner

    拱手 (literal) → 拱手 · gǒng​shǒu · to cup hands 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 别 (literal) → 别/別 · bié · to leave

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense