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From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「拱手而降」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.

Here is the Chinese idiom 「拱手而降」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Bowing: Putting your hands together in front of your chest to show respect. Bow down respectfully and surrender.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gǒng shǒu ér jiàng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gung2 sau2 yi4 gong3

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