| 拱手让人 |
gǒng shǒu ràng rén |
(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 |
| 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) |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |