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- to show too much respect to someone in authority, always doing what you are told and changing what you do in order to please them: He has never kowtowed to the mainstream, but has remained true to his convictions. They were accused of kowtowing to a corrupt government.
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A kowtow / ˈ k aʊ t aʊ / (simplified Chinese: 叩头; traditional Chinese: 叩頭) 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. In Sinospheric culture, the kowtow is the highest sign of reverence.
Kowtow, in traditional China, the act of supplication made by an inferior to his superior by kneeling and knocking his head to the floor. This prostration ceremony was most commonly used in religious worship, by commoners who came to make a request of the local district magistrate, and by officials.
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The kowtow is the ancient Chinese way of showing respect, reverence and gratitude. ‘Kowtow’ is the Cantonese spelling of the pinyin kòutóu 叩 头 which means literally ‘ knock head ’. Some say that a proper kowtow requires the sound of the skull hitting the ground to be heard.
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Feb 12, 2016 · Stark images of a Chinese man kowtowing to his elderly parents at a railway station has moved many online to debate the concept of filial piety and its place in modern China.
May 23, 2024 · The term “kowtow” refers to a specific type of bow which is used to express respect and deference, and also more generally to any sort of action which implies obeisance. The word and tradition comes from Imperial China, where people were required to bow to the Emperor or Empress of China.
May 9, 2022 · Any person; citizen, dignitary or foreigner, made the kowtow as a sign of acknowledging the Chinese emperor as the son of heaven (tianzi), as well as the son of China as the world’s central kingdom (Zhongguo).
