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五體投地

五體投地

See also: 五体投地

Chinese

		five; 5	body; form; style body; form; style; system
trad. (五體投地)		五	體	投地
simp. (五体投地)		五	体	投地

Idiom

五體投地

prostrating oneself before someone in admiration; to admire with the utmost sincerity

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wǔtǐtóudì

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ tai² tau⁴ dei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǔtǐtóudì
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuutiitourdih
  - IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ tai² tau⁴ dei⁶
  - Yale: ńgh tái tàuh deih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ tai² tau⁴ dei⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tei̯²²/