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kowtow nghĩa là gì?

lạy

/ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/

kowtow in Vietnamese: lạy, khấu đầu, quỳ lạy, khúm núm. In English, kowtow means to kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.

Vietnamese words for kowtow

kneel such that forehead touches ground
lạy, khấu đầu, quỳ lạy, khúm núm, quỵ luỵ
act submissively
khúm núm, quỳ lạy, quỵ luỵ
kowtowing
khấu đầu, sự quỳ lạy, sự khúm núm

English meaning of kowtow

  1. verb To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
  2. verb To grovel, act in a very submissive manner; to show obeisance to (someone or something) in such a manner; to bow.
  3. verb To bow very deeply.
  4. noun The act of kowtowing.

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Questions about kowtow in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of kowtow in Vietnamese?
Kowtow in Vietnamese is lạy, khấu đầu, quỳ lạy, khúm núm.
kowtow nghĩa là gì?
Kowtow: lạy, khấu đầu, quỳ lạy, khúm núm.
What does kowtow mean in English?
Kowtow means to kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kowtow (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Vietnamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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