恭敬不如从命
Traditional form:
恭敬不如從命
Pinyin (reading):
gōngjìngbùrúcóngmìng
Definitions:
- deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
- (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
Characters:
- 恭 - polite, respectful, reverent
- 敬 - to respect, to honor; respectfully
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 从 - from, by, since, whence, through
- 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
Traditional characters: