Kowtow - English meaning
Kowtow – definitions in English dictionary
verbAct in an excessively subservient manner.
Usage examples:
She didn't have to kowtow to a bossverbKneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of chinese custom.
Usage examples:
In ‘keeper of the keys,’ chan has to deal with a much older chinese servant who kowtows to his whit…
nounAn act of kowtowing as part of chinese custom.
Usage examples:
Chang kowtows before the emperor, who tells him of his mission.
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Word origin
early 19th century: from Chinese kētóu, from kē ‘knock’ + tóu ‘head’.
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