bù​kàn​sēng​miàn​kàn​fó​miàn

to do something out of deference to someone else

Senses

不看僧面看佛面 bù​kàn​sēng​miàn​kàn​fó​miàn to do something out of deference to someone else

literally 'not for the monk's sake, but for the Buddha's sake'; to do a favor for someone not for their own sake, but out of respect for a third party

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