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屈膝
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to bend/go down on one's knees Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1994 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by riko on 22nd Mar 2009 11:54 |
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Characters in this word:屈 wat1 - bend; subdue; injustice膝 sat1 - [n] knee 2 compounds containing this word:屈膝禮 - curtsy卑躬屈膝 - to bow and bend the knee; groveling |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).