叩頭 [ㄎㄡˋ ㄊㄡˊ; kou4 tou2]
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
also written 磕頭[ㄎㄜ ㄊㄡˊ; ke1 tou2]
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叩頭
こうとう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
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