打拱作揖 in English da3 gong3 zuo4 yi1 Meaning

Meanings

• to bow respectfully with clasped hands
• to beg humbly

Pinyin

da3 gong3 zuo4 yi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

打da3dozen (loanword) 拱gong3to cup one's hands in salute 作zuo4worker 揖yi1to greet by raising clasped hands