五體投地

See also: 五体投地

Chinese

		five	body; form; style body; form; style; system
trad. (五體投地)		五	體	投地
simp. (五体投地)		五	体	投地
Literally: “five body parts (both hands/elbows, both knees and head) touching the ground”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǔtǐtóudì

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ tai² tau⁴ dei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǔtǐtóudì [Phonetic: wútǐtóudì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuutiitourdih
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǔtǐtóudì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ tai² tau⁴ dei⁶
  - Yale: ńgh tái tàuh deih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ tai² tau⁴ dei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ tei² teo⁴ déi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tei̯²²/

Idiom

五體投地

prostrating oneself before someone in admiration; to admire with the utmost sincerity

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