叩謝

See also: 叩谢

Chinese

		knock	to decline; to thank; gratitude
trad. (叩謝)		叩	謝
simp. (叩谢)		叩	谢

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kòuxiè

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kòuxiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kòusiè
  - Wade–Giles: kʻou⁴-hsieh⁴
  - Yale: kòu-syè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kowshieh
  - Palladius: коусе (kouse)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

Verb

叩謝

(archaic) to thank someone by kowtowing before him or her
奴才叩謝聖恩／奴才叩谢圣恩 ― núcái kòuxiè shèng'ēn ― I bow to thank [you for] your divine kindness.
- 臣楊喜楨蒙聖母皇太后常賜觀戲，叩謝隆恩。 [MSC, trad.]
  臣杨喜桢蒙圣母皇太后常赐观戏，叩谢隆恩。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: The Firmament of the Pleiades
  Chén yángxǐzhēn méng shèngmǔ huángtàihòu cháng cì guān xì, kòuxiè lóng'ēn. [Pinyin]
  I, Yang Xizhen, have always enjoyed opportunities granted by Your Most Sacred Majesty the Empress Dowager to see performances; so I prostrate myself to thank [you for] your great kindness.
(figurative) to express one's heartfelt thanks

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