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During a wedding, some couples may kowtow to their respective parents, though the standing bow is today more common.
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Direct descendants may also kowtow at the funeral of an ancestor, while others would simply bow.
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Worshiping then and kowtowing to them does not do any good.
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Because the body is placed in a low position in the kowtow, the idea is that one will naturally convert to his or her mind a feeling of respect.
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Instead, he kowtowed to their crusade for "diversity" enhancement, without a mention of protecting the right to express diversity in ideas.
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Depending on the solemnity of the situation different grades of kowtow would be used.
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For example, at a wedding, the marrying couple was traditionally required to kowtow to both sets of parents, as acknowledgement of the debt owed for their nurturing.
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As a result, terrified judges learned to kowtow to their superiors and shy away from handing down nonconforming rulings.
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As dictated by their translator, the party performed the traditional kowtow, as failing to do so would most likely result in immediate refusal by the emperor.
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For example, a commoner brought before a local magistrate would be required to kneel and kowtow.
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