叩kau3頭tau4

English

1. to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
2. to kowtow: to kneel and touch one's forehead to the ground to worship or express gratitude or respect
3. also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 東亞嘅傳統禮節，向地位崇高嘅人、物件表示敬意嘅儀式。行禮嘅人雙膝跪地，用個頭碰地下。

Examples

• 向祖先叩頭

  to kowtow to the ancestors