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先敬羅衣後敬人
sin1 ging3 lo4 ji1 hau6 ging3 jan4
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fine clothes open all doors; a smart coat is a good letter of introduction; fine clothes are in preference to man [literal] first respect the silky clothes and then respect the man [synonym] 人靠衣裝﹐佛靠金裝 Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2408 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 11th Oct 2015 11:21 |
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Characters in this word:先 sin1 - first; before; temporarily敬 ging3 - respect; honour; esteem 羅 lo4 - net; collect; display; gauze; a surname 衣 ji1 ji3 - clothing; garment; coating 後 hau6 - behind; come after 敬 ging3 - respect; honour; esteem 人 jan4 - person; human being |
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