叩頭

叩頭

1. to kowtow; to kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground

   • 皆叩頭，叩頭且破，額血流地，色如死灰。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     皆叩头，叩头且破，额血流地，色如死灰。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1^st century BCE, 褚少孫,《西門豹治鄴》

     Jiē kòutóu, kòutóu qiě pò, é xuè liú dì, sè rú sǐhuī. [Pinyin]

     They all kowtowed, and kowtowed till they hurt [their heads]; the blood from their foreheads flowed on the ground, their looks ashen.

2. (figurative) to act in a very submissive manner

• (to kowtow): 磕頭／磕头 (kētóu), 叩拜 (kòubài)

Others:

• → English: kowtow
• → German: Kotau

• (Tokyo) こーとー [kòótóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːto̞ː]

叩(こう)頭(とう) • (kōtō) ^{←こうとう (koutou)?}

1. a kowtow, a deep bow so low that one's head touches the ground in Chinese culture

   Synonym: 叩首 (kōshu)

• 礼(れい) (rei)
• お辞(じ)儀(ぎ) (ojigi)

• 会(え)釈(しゃく) (eshaku): a slight bow
• 目(もく)礼(れい) (mokurei): a nod to a person
• 黙(もく)礼(れい) (mokurei): a silent bow
• 最(さい)敬(けい)礼(れい) (saikeirei): a respectful bow, a low bow

叩(こう)頭(とう)する • (kōtō suru) ^{←こうとう (koutou)?}intransitive suru (stem 叩(こう)頭(とう)し (kōtō shi), past 叩(こう)頭(とう)した (kōtō shita))

1. kowtow, make a very deep bow such that one's head touches the ground in Chinese culture

   Synonym: 叩首する (kōshu suru)

• “^▲叩頭”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

叩頭 • (godu) (hangeul 고두)

1. hanja form^? of 고두 (“kowtow”)

叩頭

1. chữ Hán form of khấu đầu (“to kowtow”)