高山仰止
gāo​shān​yǎng​zhǐ

to admire great virtue

  • created reference approved 高山仰止 → 高山景行 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    高山仰止 gāo​shān​yǎng​zhǐ

    高山景行 gāo​shān​jǐng​xíng

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  • created sense approved 高山仰止 · gāo​shān​yǎng​zhǐ · to admire great virtue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    高山仰止

    gāo​shān​yǎng​zhǐ

    to admire great virtue

    To look up to someone of high moral character with awe and admiration; refers to a person of awesome virtue. From a line in the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]] that means "the high mountain is looked up to; the great road is followed"

    高山 (literal) → 高山 · gāo​shān · high mountain 仰止 (literal) → 仰止 · yǎng​zhǐ · admiration

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