敬鬼神而远之 — Semantide dictionary

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敬jìng鬼guǐ神shén而ér远yuǎn之zhī

to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
trad. 敬鬼神而遠之

Also written 敬鬼神而遠之【jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī】

Characters in this word

6

敬

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(bound form) respectful; to respect, to offer politely

Pinyin: jìng

Strokes: 12
Frequency: 3285 of 2500

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鬼

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disembodied spirit; ghost; devil, (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc, sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]), one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

Pinyin: guǐ

Strokes: 9
Frequency: 790 of 2500

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神

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God

Pinyin: Shén

Strokes: 9
Frequency: 1022 of 2500

Words starting with 神 Words ending in 神 Anywhere in a word

而

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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)

Pinyin: ér

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 131 of 2500

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远

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far, distant, remote, (intensifier in a comparison) by far, much (lower etc)

Pinyin: yuǎn
Traditional: 遠

Strokes: 7
Frequency: 1115 of 2500

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之

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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it

Pinyin: zhī

Strokes: 3
Frequency: 475 of 2500

Words starting with 之 Words ending in 之 Anywhere in a word