sù​bài

solemn bow

  • created sense approved 肃拜/肅拜 · sù​bài · solemn bow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    肃拜 / 肅拜

    sù​bài

    solemn bow

    An ancient ritual bow where one kneels on both knees and raises the hands to the chest or ground without lowering the head to the floor; one of the nine formal ways of bowing in ancient China

    肃 (literal) → 肃/肅 · sù · solemn 拜 (literal) → 拜 · bài · to pay respect

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  • created sense approved 肃拜/肅拜 · sù​bài · to pay respects — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    肃拜 / 肅拜

    sù​bài

    to pay respects

    To bow respectfully; also used as a formal closing phrase in correspondence.

    肃 (literal) → 肃/肅 · sù · respectful 拜 (literal) → 拜 · bài · to pay respect

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