五体投地

Traditional: 五體投地

wǔ tǐ tóu dì

Dictionary entry

to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb

What does 五体投地 mean?

五体投地 (wǔ tǐ tóu dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb

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五wǔfive · 5 体tīused in 體己|体己[ti1 ji5] · Taiwan pr. [ti3]投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) · to cast (a ballot)地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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五体投地

wǔ tǐ tóu dì

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