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三跪九叩 in English
san1 gui4 jiu3 kou4 Meaning
Meanings
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
Simplified Characters
三
跪
九
叩
Traditional Characters
三
跪
九
叩
Pinyin
san1 gui4 jiu3 kou4
Literal
Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.
三
san1
surname San
跪
gui4
to kneel
九
jiu3
nine
叩
kou4
to knock
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