揖 [－]

Jyutping jap1
Pinyin yī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to greet by raising clasped hands
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to greet by raising clasped hands/to salute/to bow/to defer to/to yield
  2. numerous
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to salute with one hand clasping the other in front of one's chest
  2. character
    to politely decline; to modestly decline
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. salute, bow
  2. defer to, yield
  3. Cangjie Input
    QRSJ
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好响个厅度揖揖抰抰啦，阻住晒睇电视呀。
    唔好響個廳度揖揖抰抰啦，阻住晒睇電視呀。
    m4 hou2 hoeng2 go3 teng1 dou6 jap1 jap1 joeng2 joeng2 laa1, zo2 zyu6 saai3 tai2 din6 si6 aa3
    • Stop flailing about the living room. You keep blocking my view of the TV.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    开门揖盗
    開門揖盜
    kāi mén yī dào
    • to introduce bad people and bring disaster upon oneself