不看僧面看佛面
bù​kàn​sēng​miàn​kàn​fó​miàn

to do something out of deference to someone else

  • created sense approved 不看僧面看佛面 · bù​kàn​sēng​miàn​kàn​fó​miàn · to do something out of deference to someone else — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 看 (literal) → 看 · kàn · to see 僧 (literal) → 僧 · sēng · monk 面 (literal) → 面 · miàn · face 看 (literal) → 看 · kàn · to see 佛 (literal) → 佛 · fó · Buddha 面 (literal) → 面 · miàn · face

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