{"path":"/entry/50217","title":"敬而远之 / 敬而遠之 (jìng ér yuǎn zhī) — Chinese Dictionary | Flashbao","description":"敬而远之 / 敬而遠之 (jìng ér yuǎn zhī): to show respect from a distance (idiom). Explore meanings, example sentences and vocabulary decks.","catalog":null,"deck":null,"entry":{"reading":{"id":50217,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["敬而远之"],"TRADITIONAL":["敬而遠之"]}},"phonetic":"jìng ér yuǎn zhī","phoneticKey":"jing4 er2 yuan3 zhi1","meanings":{"primary":[{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"to show respect from a distance ","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]},{"dim":true,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"(idiom)","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"to remain at a respectful distance","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]}],"additional":[],"notes":[],"variantMeanings":[]},"classifiers":[],"pos":["VERB"],"frequency":33231,"grammar":[],"spokenPhonetic":null},"otherReadings":[],"examples":[],"carriedReadings":[],"constructions":[],"status":null,"due":null,"reps":null,"lapses":null,"lastReview":null,"senses":[],"origins":[{"literal":null,"content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":{"simplified":"From the Analects, Book 6 (《論語·雍也》)","traditional":null}}],"examples":[{"text":{"simplified":"子曰：「务民之义，敬鬼神而远之，可谓知矣。」","traditional":"子曰：「務民之義，敬鬼神而遠之，可謂知矣。」"},"phonetic":"Zǐ yuē: “Wù mín zhī yì, jìng guǐshén ér yuàn zhī, kěwèi zhì yǐ.”","english":"The Master said, \"To give one's self earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom.\"","ref":"The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version"}],"senseScoped":false}],"decks":[{"id":7,"sourceName":"HSK 3.0","name":"Levels 7-9"},{"id":27,"sourceName":"Chengyu","name":"Chengyu"}],"vocabularyScale":null,"vocabularyLevel":null}}