粵

拱gung2手sau2

gung2 sau2gǒng shǒu

English

  1. to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting
  2. (fig.) submissive
  3. to clasp one's hands in front of one's chest as a gesture of courtesy

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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