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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	长揖	長揖	cháng yī	chang2 yi1	to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
2	打躬作揖	打躬作揖	dǎ gōng zuò yī	da3 gong1 zuo4 yi1	to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly
3	打拱作揖	打拱作揖	dǎ gǒng zuò yī	da3 gong3 zuo4 yi1	to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly
4	开门揖盗	開門揖盜	kāi mén yī dào	kai1 men2 yi1 dao4	leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
5	罗圈儿揖	羅圈兒揖	luó quān r yī	luo2 quan1 r5 yi1	to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)
6	深揖长拜	深揖長拜	shēn yī cháng bài	shen1 yi1 chang2 bai4	to bow deeply and salute extensively (idiom)
7	揖	揖	yī	yi1	to greet by raising clasped hands
8	揖让再三	揖讓再三	yī ràng zài sān	yi1 rang4 zai4 san1	to bow complaisantly and give way again and again (idiom)
9	张揖	張揖	zhāng yī	Zhang1 Yi1	Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚让 and several lost works
10	作揖	作揖	zuò yī	zuo4 yi1	to bow with hands held in front