拱手
gung2 sau2gǒng shǒu
English
- to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting
- (fig.) submissive
- to clasp one's hands in front of one's chest as a gesture of courtesy
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一種禮儀手勢;一隻手掌收起食指、中指、無名指同尾指,掌背畀另一隻手嘅手掌包住,兩邊拇指相扣,兩隻手臂舉喺胸前
Examples
拱手相讓
to hand over on a silver platter
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk