三跪九叩(sān guì jiǔ kòu): to kneel three times and kowtow nine times…
4 characters
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times…
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- sān guì jiǔ kòu
- Meaning
- to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- Same
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