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揖
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to greet by raising clasped hands

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yī
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12
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Words ending in 揖

作揖zuò yī

to bow with hands held in front

张揖Zhāng Yī

Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works

长揖cháng yī

to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)

打拱作揖dǎ gǒng zuò yī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly

打躬作揖dǎ gōng zuò yī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly

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