敬陪末座
jìng​péi​mò​zuò

to take the last seat

  • created sense approved 敬陪末座 · jìng​péi​mò​zuò · to take the last seat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敬陪末座

    jìng​péi​mò​zuò

    to take the last seat

    To sit in the lowest or least important seat at a banquet out of respect for others or due to junior status

    敬 (literal) → 敬 · jìng · respectfully 陪 (literal) → 陪 · péi · to accompany 末座 (literal) → 末座 · mò​zuò · the humblest seat

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  • created sense approved 敬陪末座 · jìng​péi​mò​zuò · to finish last — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敬陪末座

    jìng​péi​mò​zuò

    to finish last

    To come in last place in a competition or ranking

    敬 (literal) → 敬 · jìng · respectfully 陪 (literal) → 陪 · péi · to accompany 末座 (literal) → 末座 · mò​zuò · last place

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

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