俯首稱臣

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See also: 俯仰无愧

Chinese

look down; stoop
head; chief; first (occasion)
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
 
to submit to; to give allegiance to; to declare oneself a vassal to a feudal state
trad. (俯首稱臣) 稱臣
simp. (俯首称臣) 称臣

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俯首稱臣

  1. to concede one's defeat or submission