敬鬼神而远之
Traditional form:
敬鬼神而遠之
Pinyin (reading):
jìngguǐshén'éryuǎnzhī
Definitions:
- to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
Characters:
- 敬 - to respect, to honor; respectfully
- 鬼 - ghost; demon; sly, mischievous
- 神 - god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
- 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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