bài bai

拜拜 (bài bai) is a Chinese word meaning “to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together; (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity”.

Meanings

  1. 1to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together
  2. 2(Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity

Characters in 拜拜

拜bài · to bow to; to pay one's respects拜bài · to bow to; to pay one's respects

Related words

拜托to request sb to do sth拜to bow to; to pay one's respects礼拜to attend a religious service拜拜(loanword) bye-bye拜访to pay a visit; to call on崇拜to worship崇拜者worshipper迪拜Dubai礼拜堂chapel拜伦George Byron (1788-1824), English poet礼拜天Sunday礼拜六Saturday

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