敬 (ging3 | jing4) : respect; honour; esteem

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敬

ging3

jing4

[1] [v] respect; honour; revere; esteem; respectfully [2] [v] present; offer [3] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 攴 (#66)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

敬

This word has been viewed 10076 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 03:26

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欽敬 jam1 ging3 qin1 jing4 = admire and respect

尊敬 zyun1 ging3 zun1 jing4 = respect; honour

敬稱 ging3 cing1 jing4 cheng1 = honorific

致敬 zi3 ging3 zhi4 jing4 = salute

敬上 ging3 soeng6 jing4 shang4 = respectfully (at the end of a letter)

敬愛 ging3 oi3 jing4 ai4 = respect and love

敬禮 ging3 lai5 jing4 li3 = salute

敬酒 ging3 zau2 jing4 jiu3 = to propose a toast; to toast

崇敬 sung4 ging3 chong2 jing4 = to admire; to revere

恭敬 gung1 ging3 gong1 jing1 = respectful

敬你一杯 ging3 nei5 jat1 bui1 = "to us!" (a toast)

不尊敬 bat1 zyun1 ging3 bu4 zun1 jing4 = irreverence 國

必恭必敬 bit1 gung1 bit1 ging3 bi4 gong4 bi4 jing4 = extremely deferential; reverent and respectful

愛崗敬業 oi3 gong1 ging3 jip6 ai4 gang3 jing4 ye4 = industrious and hard-working

孝敬 haau3 ging3 xiao4 jing4 = to respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors)

表示尊敬的 biu2 si6 zyun1 ging3 dik1 biao3 shi4 zun1 jing4 de5 = [adj] respectful, reverential 國

可尊敬 ho2 zyun1 ging3 ke3 zun1 jing4 = respectable

敬佩 ging3 pui3 jing4 pei4 = admire, esteem

敬意 ging3 ji3 jing4 yi4 = [n] respect; tribute; compliments

敬重 ging3 zung6 = to revere; respect; esteem; adore

失敬 sat1 ging3 shi1 jing4 = sorry, excuse me

敬啟 ging3 kai2 jing4 qi3 = used as a respectful closing to a letter

敬啟者 ging3 kai2 ze2 jing4 qi3 zhe3 = "to whom it may concern" as the opening to a letter

敬畏 ging3 wai3 jing4 wei4 = revere and fear; respect and fear

敬虔 ging3 kin4 jing4 qian2 = pious; devout

敬請 ging3 cing2 jing4 qing3 = respectfully request

不敬 bat1 ging3 bu4 jing4 = disrespectful; irreverent

借花敬佛 ze3 faa1 ging3 fat6 jie4 hua1 jing4 fo2 = offer gifts provided by somebody else

敬語 ging3 jyu5 jing4 yu3 = words of courtesy

敬而遠之 ging3 ji4 jyun6 zi1 jing4 er2 yuan3 zhi1 = keep at a respectful distance

恭敬不如從命 gung1 ging3 bat1 jyu4 cung4 ming6 gong1 jing4 bu4 ru2 cong2 ming4 = obedience is greater than politeness

敬業樂業 ging3 jip6 ngaau6 jip6 jing4 ye4 le4 ye4 = respected and enjoyed your work / occupation; devotion to work

先敬羅衣後敬人 sin1 ging3 lo4 ji1 hau6 ging3 jan4 xian1 jing4 luo2 yi1 hou4 jing4 ren2 = fine clothes open all doors

艾敬 ngaai6 ging3 ai4 jing4 = Ai Jing

張敬軒 zoeng1 ging3 hin1 zhang1 jing4 xuan1 = Hins Cheung

Showing 1 example containing 敬

示威者向警察掟石﹐而警察用橡膠子彈回敬。粵
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
[Cantonese version has the two prepositional phrases placed before the two verbs; English version has the same placed after. ]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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