五体投地

wǔ tǐ tóu dì

to admire someone completely

Character by character

五wǔ
five

体tǐ
limbs

投tóu
throw

地dì
ground

他的厨艺让我佩服得五体投地。

I’m in total awe of his cooking.

Tone: positive (praise).

A Buddhist prostration with knees, elbows and forehead on the ground, now almost only 佩服得五体投地.

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