"磕頭" meaning in Chinese

See 磕頭 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hɐp̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰxaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ tʰxəu¹¹/ [Jin, Sinological-IPA, Taiyuan], /kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /kʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/, /hɐp̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/, /kʰxaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ tʰxəu¹¹/, /kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/, /kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/, /kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/, /kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/, /kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/ Chinese transliterations: kētóu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄎㄜ ㄊㄡˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hap⁶ tau⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], kah⁴⁻⁵ tou¹ [Jin, Wiktionary-specific], kha̍p-thâu, kētóu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ketóu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kʻo¹-tʻou² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], kē-tóu [Mandarin, Yale], ketour [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], кэтоу [Mandarin, Palladius], kɛtou [Mandarin, Palladius], hahp tàuh [Cantonese, Yale], hap⁹ tau⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], heb⁶ teo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], kah⁴⁻⁵ tou¹ [Jin, Taiyuan, Wiktionary-specific], kha̍p-thâu [Hokkien, POJ], kha̍p-thâu [Hokkien, Tai-lo], qabtaau [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 磕頭
  1. to kowtow; to kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground Synonyms (to kowtow): 叩拜 (kòubài), 叩頭 (kòutóu), 叩头 (kòutóu)
    Sense id: en-磕頭-zh-verb-tSul8-Ow Disambiguation of 'to kowtow': 100 0
  2. (Southern Min) to ram one's head; to hit one's head (against something) Tags: Min, Southern
    Sense id: en-磕頭-zh-verb-It3YLzaW Categories (other): Southern Min Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 磕頭蟲 (kētóuchóng), 磕头虫 (kētóuchóng)

Download JSON data for 磕頭 meaning in Chinese (3.5kB)

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        [
          "kneel",
          "kneel"
        ],
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ],
        [
          "touch",
          "touch"
        ],
        [
          "forehead",
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          "roman": "kòubài",
          "sense": "to kowtow",
          "word": "叩拜"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "kòutóu",
          "sense": "to kowtow",
          "word": "叩頭"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "kòutóu",
          "sense": "to kowtow",
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        }
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        "to ram one's head; to hit one's head (against something)"
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          "hit",
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        ]
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        "(Southern Min) to ram one's head; to hit one's head (against something)"
      ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "kētóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄜ ㄊㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hap⁶ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Jin",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kah⁴⁻⁵ tou¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "kha̍p-thâu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kētóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ketóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻo¹-tʻou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kē-tóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ketour"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "кэтоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kɛtou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hahp tàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hap⁹ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "heb⁶ teo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐp̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Jin",
        "Taiyuan",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kah⁴⁻⁵ tou¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰxaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ tʰxəu¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Jin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Taiyuan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kha̍p-thâu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kha̍p-thâu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qabtaau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐp̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰxaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ tʰxəu¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "磕頭"
}
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs"
  ],
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      "roman": "kētóuchóng",
      "word": "磕頭蟲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kētóuchóng",
      "word": "磕头虫"
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "to kowtow; to kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground"
      ],
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          "kowtow",
          "kowtow"
        ],
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          "kneel",
          "kneel"
        ],
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          "bow",
          "bow"
        ],
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          "touch",
          "touch"
        ],
        [
          "forehead",
          "forehead"
        ],
        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Southern Min Chinese"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ram one's head; to hit one's head (against something)"
      ],
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        [
          "ram",
          "ram"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Southern Min) to ram one's head; to hit one's head (against something)"
      ],
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        "Min",
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kētóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄜ ㄊㄡˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hap⁶ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Jin",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kah⁴⁻⁵ tou¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "kha̍p-thâu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kētóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ketóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻo¹-tʻou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kē-tóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ketour"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "кэтоу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kɛtou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hahp tàuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hap⁹ tau⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "heb⁶ teo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐp̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Jin",
        "Taiyuan",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kah⁴⁻⁵ tou¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰxaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ tʰxəu¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Jin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Taiyuan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kha̍p-thâu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kha̍p-thâu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qabtaau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
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    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɐp̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰxaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ tʰxəu¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/"
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    {
      "roman": "kòutóu",
      "sense": "to kowtow",
      "word": "叩頭"
    },
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      "sense": "to kowtow",
      "word": "叩头"
    }
  ],
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}
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