点头哈腰

Traditional: 點頭哈腰

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Dictionary entry

to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping

What does 点头哈腰 mean?

点头哈腰 (diǎn tóu hā yāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping

2unctuous fawning

Character breakdown

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点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap · to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)头tóuhead · hair style 哈Hāabbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3], Kazakhstan · abbr. for 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Harbin 腰yāothe waist and lower back · (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)

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点头哈腰

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