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Noun Concept
Categories: Bowing, Gestures of respect, Chinese words and phrases, Kneeling, Etiquette
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kowtow  kotow  Cowtow  Kotou  Kotou Kowtow
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A former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission WordNet 3.0
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A former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A kowtow is the act of deep respect shown by prostration, that is, kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching the ground. Wikipedia
Act of prostration in Imperial Chinese protocol Wikipedia Disambiguation
An act of respect common in Imperial China which consists of kneeling down and bowing so low as to touch the head to the ground. OmegaWiki
The act of kowtowing. Wiktionary
Kowtowing. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
bow
kneel
prostration
ritual
PART OF
grand kowtow
DERIVATION
fawn
scrape
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Nordisk familjebok
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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kowtow, kotow
Wikipedia
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kowtow
Wikidata
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kowtow
Wiktionary
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kowtow
OmegaWiki
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kowtow
Wikipedia Redirections
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Cowtow, Kotou, Kotou Kowtow, kow-tow, Kow tow, kowtowing

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