gǒng​shǒu

to cup hands

Senses

拱手 gǒng​shǒu to cup hands

To cup one hand in the other and raise them to the chest as a traditional sign of greeting or respect.

拱手 gǒng​shǒu submissively

To give something up or yield submissively, as if showing helplessness or lack of resistance.

References

synonym 叉手/叉手 拱手/拱手