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不看僧面看佛面
bù​kàn​sēng​miàn​kàn​fó​miàn

deference

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
不看僧面看佛面 bù​kàn​sēng​miàn​kàn​fó​miàn
deference
to do something for someone out of respect or consideration for a third party (literally: not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's)

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