打躬作揖

Traditional form:

打躬作揖

Pinyin (reading):

dǎgōngzuòyī

Definitions:

• to bow respectfully with clasped hands
• to beg humbly

Characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 躬 - to bow; personally, in person; oneself
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 揖 - to bow, to salute; to defer, to yield

Traditional characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 躬 - to bow; personally, in person; oneself
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 揖 - to bow, to salute; to defer, to yield