敬而远之
jìng'ér​yuǎn​zhī HSK7

to keep a respectful distance

敬而远之 敬而遠之 jìng'ér​yuǎn​zhī
to keep a respectful distance
Originally from the Analects 论语 lún​yǔ, referring to the treatment of spirits; now used to show someone outward respect while staying away or avoiding close contact; to give someone or something a wide berth due to concerns or a desire to avoid trouble

Frequency
Movie subtitles
0.360 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.772 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)