打拱作揖 dǎ gǒng zuò yī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to bow respectfully with clasped hands
  2. to beg humbly

CHARACTERS

打 dǎ strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
拱 gǒng fold hands on breast; bow, salute
作 zuò make; work; compose, write; act, perform
揖 yī salute, bow; defer to, yield