敬而遠之

See also: 敬而远之

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìng'éryuǎnzhī, jìng'éryuànzhī

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄓ, ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging³ ji⁴ jyun⁵ zi¹, ging³ ji⁴ jyun⁶ zi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: jìng'éryuǎnzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqerlyeuanjy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìng'éryuǎnjhih
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: jìng'éryuànzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄩㄢˋ ㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqerlyuannjy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìng'éryuànjhih
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging³ ji⁴ jyun⁵ zi¹, ging³ ji⁴ jyun⁶ zi¹
  - Yale: ging yìh yúhn jī, ging yìh yuhn jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging³ ji⁴ jyn⁵ dzi¹, ging³ ji⁴ jyn⁶ dzi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging³ yi⁴ yun⁵ ji¹, ging³ yi⁴ yun⁶ ji¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ³³ jiː²¹ jyːn¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/, /kɪŋ³³ jiː²¹ jyːn²² t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

敬而遠之

to stay at a respectful distance from; to give a wide berth (to)
- 我國經典，未經整理，讀起來特別難，一般人往往望而生畏，結果是敬而遠之。 [MSC, trad.]
  我国经典，未经整理，读起来特别难，一般人往往望而生畏，结果是敬而远之。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1942, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 經典常談
  Wǒguó jīngdiǎn, wèijīng zhěnglǐ, dú qǐlái tèbié nán, yībānrén wǎngwǎng wàng'érshēngwèi, jiéguǒ shì jìng'éryuǎnzhī. [Pinyin]
  Chinese classics are difficult to read uncollated. Ordinary people are often terrified by the sight of them, and prefer to remain at a respectful distance.

Korean

Hanja in this term
敬	而	遠	之

Noun

敬而遠之 • (gyeong-iwonji) (hangeul 경이원지)

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

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