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五體投地

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See also: 五体投地

Chinese

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five
body; form; style
body; form; style; system
 
to throw; to send
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
trad. (五體投地)
simp. (五体投地)
Literally: “five body parts (both hands/elbows, both knees and head) touching the ground”.

Pronunciation

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Note: Tone sandhi within chengyu often vary from person to person..

Idiom

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五體投地

  1. (Buddhism) to prostrate oneself (as the highest form of worship)
  2. to prostrate oneself before someone in admiration; to admire with the utmost sincerity
    佩服五體投地佩服五体投地  ―  pèifú dé wǔtǐtóudì  ―  to admire with the utmost sincerity