三跪九叩

sān guì jiǔ kòu

Meaning

to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)

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三sānthree一二跪guìto kneel足危九jiǔnine丿乙叩kòuto ask; to bow, to kowtow; to knock口卩