躬 [－]

Jyutping gung1
Pinyin gōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. body (of a human, esp. the torso)
  2. to bow
  3. (literary) oneself; personally
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    向前​彎曲​身體
    to bend body forward; to bow
    • 鞠躬
      鞠躬
      to bow
  2. 語素
    親自​；​自己
    by oneself
    • 躬行實踐
      躬行实践
      gung1 hang4 sat6 cin2
      to carry out something by oneself
    • 躬逢其盛
      躬逢其盛
      gung1 fung4 kei4 sing6
      to witness the greatness in person
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    oneself
  2. character
    to stoop
  3. character
    in person; personally
  4. character
    body
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. body
  2. personally, in person
  3. Cangjie Input
    HHN
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #288
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    没有人向他恭敬地鞠躬。
    沒有人向他恭敬地鞠躬。
    méi yǒu rén xiàng tā gōng jìng dì jū gōng 。
    • Nobody bowed to him.
    • No one respectfully bowed towards him.
  2. Mandarin
    在日本，遇到人鞠躬是有礼貌的表现。
    在日本，遇到人鞠躬是有禮貌的表現。
    zài rì běn ， yù dào rén jū gōng shì yǒu lǐ mào de biǎo xiàn 。
    • In Japan, it is proper to bow when you meet someone.
    • In Japan, it is polite to bow when one meets someone.
  3. Mandarin
    他离开房间的时候，向我鞠了躬。
    他離開房間的時候，向我鞠了躬。
    tā lí kāi fáng jiān de shí hou ， xiàng wǒ jū le gōng 。
    • Leaving the room, he bowed to me.
  4. Mandarin
    他向皇后鞠了躬。
    他向皇后鞠了躬。
    tā xiàng huáng hòu jū le gōng 。
    • He bowed to the Queen.
  5. Mandarin
    国王所有的臣民，由于害怕他的愤怒而经常表现得卑躬屈膝。
    國王所有的臣民，由於害怕他的憤怒而經常表現得卑躬屈膝。
    guó wáng suǒ yǒu de chén mín ， yóu yú hài pà tā de fèn nù ér jīng cháng biǎo xiàn dé bēi gōng qū xī 。
    • All the king's subjects, fearing his wrath, often acted quite servile.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    鞠躬
    鞠躬
    • to bow
  2. Cantonese
    躬行实践
    躬行實踐
    gung1 hang4 sat6 cin2
    • to carry out something by oneself
  3. Cantonese
    躬逢其盛
    躬逢其盛
    gung1 fung4 kei4 sing6
    • to witness the greatness in person
  4. Cantonese
    向先人鞠躬
    向先人鞠躬
    hoeng3 sin1 jan4 guk1 gung1
    • to bow to one's forefathers
  5. Cantonese
    佢为公司鞠躬尽瘁，但系竟然退休之前俾人炒咗。
    佢為公司鞠躬盡瘁，但係竟然退休之前俾人炒咗。
    keoi5 wai6 gung1 si1 guk1 gung1 zeon6 seoi5, daan6 hai6 ging2 jin4 teoi3 jau1 zi1 cin4 bei2 jan4 caau2 zo2.
    • He worked for the company in his waking hours, yet despite of that, he was fired before retirement.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    揪着草，攀着乱石，小心探身下去，又鞠躬过了一个石穹门，便到了汪汪一碧的潭边了
    揪着草，攀着亂石，小心探身下去，又鞠躬過了一個石穹門，便到了汪汪一碧的潭邊了
    jiū zhe cǎo ， pān zhe luàn shí ， xiǎo xīn tàn shēn xià qù ， yòu jū gōng guò le yī ge shí qióng mén ， biàn dào le wāng wāng yī bì de tán biān le
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    鞠了一躬
    鞠了一躬
    jū le yī gōng
    • to make a bow (once)
  3. Mandarin
    赵薇俯身鞠躬慷慨泄春光
    趙薇俯身鞠躬慷慨泄春光
    zhào wēi fǔ shēn jū gōng kāng kǎi xiè chūn guāng
    • Zhao Wei bows and exposes a generous amount of cleavage