磕头如捣蒜

Traditional: 磕頭如搗蒜

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Dictionary entry

(idiom) to kowtow repeatedly and rapidly (esp. when pleading for mercy)

What does 磕头如捣蒜 mean?

磕头如捣蒜 (kē tóu rú dǎo suàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to kowtow repeatedly and rapidly (esp. when pleading for mercy)

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磕kēto tap; to knock (against sth hard); (esp.) to knock (mud from boots, ash from a pipe etc) · (fandom slang) to be into (a character relationship, dynamic, or trope)头tóuhead · hair style 如rúas · as if 捣dǎoto pound · to beat 蒜suàngarlic · CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4]

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磕头如捣蒜

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