ròu tǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to make a humble apology (formal writing)
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Original source entry:

肉袒 肉袒 [rou4 tan3] /to make a humble apology (formal writing)/

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  • 肉
    ròu

    meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130

  • 袒
    tǎn

    to bare

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