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Chinese
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five
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body; form; style body; form; style; system |
to throw; to send
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earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly |
| trad. (五體投地)
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五
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體
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投
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地
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| simp. (五体投地)
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五
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体
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投
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地
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| Literally: “five body parts (both hands/elbows, both knees and head) touching the ground”.
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Pronunciation
Note: Tone sandhi within chengyu often vary from person to person..
Idiom
五體投地
- (Buddhism) to prostrate oneself (as the highest form of worship)
- to prostrate oneself before someone in admiration; to admire with the utmost sincerity
- 佩服得五體投地／佩服得五体投地 ― pèifú dé wǔtǐtóudì ― to admire with the utmost sincerity