三揖三讓

Chinese

		three	greet (by raising the joined hands)	three	to ask; to let; permit to ask; to let; permit; have (someone do something); to yield; to allow
trad. (三揖三讓)		三	揖	三	讓
simp. (三揖三让)		三	揖	三	让

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānyīsānràng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄧㄙㄢㄖㄤˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānyīsānràng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄧㄙㄢㄖㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sanyisanràng
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-i¹-san¹-jang⁴
  - Yale: sān-yī-sān-ràng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanisanranq
  - Palladius: саньисаньжан (sanʹisanʹžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʐɑŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

三揖三讓

a series of formal greetings between a guest and host (in ancient China)

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