Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 稽首?
稽(qǐ)首qǐ shǒu
Commonly said as: reading 稽 as jī
起首
稽首
What it is
稽首 is the most formal of the classical kowtow rites.
Why it gets said wrong
稽 is qǐ only in this word; elsewhere, as in 稽查, it is jī.
Hear it in a sentence
The text says he performed the full bow.
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