拱手相让

Traditional: 拱手相讓

gǒng shǒu xiāng ràng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to surrender sth without resistance

What does 拱手相让 mean?

拱手相让 (gǒng shǒu xiāng ràng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to surrender sth without resistance

Character breakdown

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拱gǒngto cup one's hands in salute · to surround 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 相Xiāngsurname Xiang 让ràngto yield · to permit

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拱手相让

gǒng shǒu xiāng ràng

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