敬而远之
Traditional form:
敬而遠之
Pinyin (reading):
jìng'éryuǎnzhī
Definitions:
- to show respect from a distance (idiom)
- to remain at a respectful distance
Characters:
- 敬 - to respect, to honor; respectfully
- 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
- 远 - distant, remote, far; profound
- 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
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