| 拱手相让 |
gǒng shǒu xiāng ràng |
(idiom) to surrender sth without resistance |
| 拱 |
gǒng |
to cup one's hands in salute / to surround / to arch / to dig earth with the snout / arched |
| 拱手 |
gǒng shǒu |
to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting / (fig.) submissive |
| 手 |
shǒu |
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:双,只 |
| 手相 |
shǒu xiàng |
palmistry / features of a palm (in palmistry) |
| 相 |
Xiāng |
surname Xiang |
| 相 |
xiāng |
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品) |
| 相 |
xiàng |
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) |
| 让 |
ràng |
to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) |