敬而遠之

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See also: 敬而远之 and 敬遠

Chinese

to respect; to venerate; to salute
to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
 far; distant; remote 's; him/her/it; this
trad. (敬而遠之) 敬 而 遠 之
simp. (敬而远之) 敬 而 远 之

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 6 (《論語·雍也》):

子曰：「務民之義，敬鬼神而遠之，可謂知矣。」
子曰：「务民之义，敬鬼神而远之，可谓知矣。」
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐ yuē: “Wù mín zhī yì, jìng guǐshén ér yuàn zhī, kěwèi zhì yǐ.”
The Master said, "To give one's self earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom."

Pronunciation

Idiom

敬而遠之

  1. to stay at a respectful distance from; to give a wide berth (to)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (敬而遠之):

Korean

Hanja in this term
敬而遠之

Noun

敬而遠之 • (gyeong'iwonji) (hangeul 경이원지)

  1. hanja form? of 경이원지 (“staying at a respectful distance from, giving a wide berth (to)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
敬而遠之

Idiom

敬而遠之

  1. chữ Hán form of kính nhi viễn chi (“to respectfully distance oneself”)
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