sān guì jiǔ kòu

三跪九叩 (sān guì jiǔ kòu) is a Chinese word meaning “to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)

Characters in 三跪九叩

三sān · three跪guì · to kneel九jiǔ · nine叩kòu · to knock

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