三跪九叩

san1 gui4 jiu3 kou4

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

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三跪九叩

sān guì jiǔ kòu

thrice kneeling and nine times bowing; prostrating oneself three times, and knocking one's head on the ground thrice at each prostration

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三跪九叩|三跪九叩 [sān guì jiǔ kòu] ► to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)