| 磕头如捣蒜 |
kè tóu rú dǎo suàn |
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom) / fig. to pound the ground with one's head |
| 磕 |
kē |
to tap / to knock (against sth hard) / to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) |
| 磕 |
kè |
variant of 嗑 |
| 磕头 |
kē tóu |
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) |
| 头 |
tóu |
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:个 |
| 头 |
tou |
suffix for nouns |
| 如 |
rú |
as / as if / such as |
| 捣 |
dǎo |
to pound / to beat / to hull / to attack / to disturb / to stir |
| 蒜 |
suàn |
garlic / CL:头,瓣 |