to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
1 to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
Idioms (1)
开门揖盗
kāi mén yī dào
1 leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand