See also: 五体投地

Chinese edit

five
 
body; form; style
body; form; style; system
to throw; to send
 
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (五體投地)
simp. (五体投地)
Literally: “five body parts (both hands/elbows, both knees and head) touching the ground”.

Pronunciation edit


Note: Tone sandhi within chengyu often vary from person to person..

Idiom edit

五體投地

  1. (Buddhism) to prostrate oneself (as the highest form of worship)
  2. to prostrate oneself before someone in admiration; to admire with the utmost sincerity
    佩服五體投地佩服五体投地  ―  pèifú dé wǔtǐtóudì  ―  to admire with the utmost sincerity