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| + | An act of respect shown by kneeling low and bowing; was preformed before the Emperor of China. | ||
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| + | == Modern Uses == | ||
| + | To Kowtow ''(or Kowtowing)'' is a term commonly recognized as meaning ''to submit without question'', often used to refer to those who will blindly follow an ideology without taking time to question why. | ||
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Revision as of 20:06, March 18, 2007
An act of respect shown by kneeling low and bowing; was preformed before the Emperor of China.
Modern Uses
To Kowtow (or Kowtowing) is a term commonly recognized as meaning to submit without question, often used to refer to those who will blindly follow an ideology without taking time to question why.