yī
揖 (yī) is a Chinese word meaning “to greet by raising clasped hands”.
Meanings
- 1to greet by raising clasped hands
Related words
作揖to bow with hands held in front开门揖盗leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand打拱作揖to bow respectfully with clasped hands打躬作揖to bow respectfully with clasped hands罗圈儿揖to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)长揖to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)张揖Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works