kē tóu rú dǎo suàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to kowtow repeatedly and rapidly (esp. when pleading for mercy)
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磕頭如搗蒜 磕头如捣蒜 [ke1 tou2 ru2 dao3 suan4] /(idiom) to kowtow repeatedly and rapidly (esp. when pleading for mercy)/

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