折腰 [－－]

Jyutping zit3 jiu1
Pinyin zhé yāo

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to bow in obeisance (as a sign of submission or admiration)

折腰 [－－]

Jyutping
Pinyin zhé yāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to bend at the waist
  2. to bow
  3. (fig.) to bow to
  4. to submit
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    不为五斗米折腰
    不為五斗米折腰
    bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo
    • don't bow down for the sake of five pecks (or decalitres) of rice