kính nhi viễn chi

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敬而遠之

Pronunciation

Idiom

kính nhi viễn chi

  1. (figurative, often humorous) to respect yet keep one's distance; to respectfully distance oneself
    • 2016, Trà Xanh, "Phụ Nữ Thông Minh Khó Tìm Chồng? (Is It Hard for Smart Women to Find Husbands?)", Dân Trí (Popular Intellect) Online
      Bản lĩnh ở người phụ nữ thông minh nhiều khi khiến đàn ông... sợ, chỉ biết kính nhi viễn chi mà chẳng dám đến gần.
      A smart woman's prudence and fortitude on many occasions make men... afraid, so much they only know to just kính nhi viễn chi (respectfully keep their distance) and dare not approach.