揖

长揖

cháng yī

to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)

开门揖盗

kāi mén yī dào

leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

作揖

zuò yī

to bow with hands held in front

张揖

zhāng yī

Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works

打拱作揖

dǎ gǒng zuò yī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands

打躬作揖

dǎ gōng zuò yī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands

罗圈儿揖

luó quān r yī

to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)