to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion); to make a courtesy call; (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc); (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)

(loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)

to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together; (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity

to pay a visit; to call on

George Byron (1788-1824), English poet