dǐng​lǐ​mó​bài

to prostrate oneself in worship

  • created sense approved 顶礼膜拜/頂禮膜拜 · dǐng​lǐ​mó​bài · to prostrate oneself in worship — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顶礼膜拜 / 頂禮膜拜

    dǐng​lǐ​mó​bài

    to prostrate oneself in worship

    To kneel and bow in the most pious Buddhist ritual; figuratively used to describe worshipping someone or paying extreme homage to a person or thing (often with a negative connotation of blind devotion).

    顶礼 (literal) → 顶礼/頂禮 · dǐng​lǐ · to prostrate oneself 膜拜 (literal) → 膜拜 · mó​bài · to worship

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