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額を突く

Hiragana
ひたいをつく / ぬかをつく
Verb
Japanese Meaning
頭を地面や床などに深く下げて礼をすること。ひれ伏す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひたいを地面やゆかにつけて、ふかくあやまったり人にしたがったりする
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
磕头;叩首 / 以额触地表达臣服或谢罪 / 比喻卑躬屈膝、逢迎
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
以額觸地行禮;叩頭 / 磕頭跪拜以示臣服 / 比喻卑躬屈膝、過度逢迎
Korean Meaning
이마를 땅에 대고 절하다 / 굽실거리다 / 비굴하게 복종하다
Vietnamese Meaning
khấu đầu / dập đầu lạy / quỳ lạy sát đất
Tagalog Meaning
yumukod na ilalapat ang noo sa sahig / magpatirapa bilang paggalang o pagpapasakop / magpakumbaba nang labis
What is this buttons?

He kowtowed before his superior, pleading for pardon.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他像磕头似地向上司道歉,恳求原谅。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他向上司像磕頭一樣道歉,懇求寬恕。

Korean Translation

그는 상사에게 이마를 바닥에 닿을 듯이 숙여 사죄하고 용서를 빌었다.

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ta cúi đầu, xin lỗi cấp trên đến mức trán chạm đất và cầu xin được tha thứ.

Tagalog Translation

Humingi siya ng tawad sa kanyang nakatataas, na parang itinutulak ang kanyang noo, at nagmakaawa ng kapatawaran.

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額を突く

彼は上司に対して額を突くように謝り、許しを請った。

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He kowtowed before his superior, pleading for pardon.

He kowtowed before his superior, pleading for pardon.

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彼は上司に対して額を突くように謝り、許しを請った。

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