kowtow
kowtow · kowtows
чолобитна, чолобиття, уклін, коутоу
коутоу, поклон
Kotau
The act of kowtowingThe act of kowtowing.
/ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/
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1 sensesThe act of kowtowing.
Kotau
коуто́уkoutóu, покло́нpoklón
чолобитнаčolobytna, чолобиттяčolobyttja, уклінuklin
More definitions
- a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
Examples
2 sentencesLatinos can't promote themselves gracefully, kowtowing to others!
Stop kowtowing to China!
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
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Origin
From either Cantonese 叩頭 /叩头 (kau³ tau⁴) or Mandarin 叩頭 /叩头 (kòutóu). Literally, “knock heFrom either Cantonese 叩頭 /叩头 (kau³ tau⁴) or Mandarin 叩頭 /叩头 (kòutóu). Literally, “knock head”.
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Forms
plural: kowtowsSynonyms
2 synonymsJapanese way:dogeza
Close in meaning
- a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission:kotow
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedprostrateC2
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.