五体投地(wǔ tǐ tóu dì)

4 charactersTrad. 五體投地

to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
Meaning
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
五體投地

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