人前一句话，神前一炉香人前一句話，神前一爐香人前一句話，神前一爐香

a word before people, an incense burner before the gods

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Keep your word as seriously as one honours a god. Said to stress trustworthiness.

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Simplified: 人前一句话，神前一炉香
Traditional (Taiwan): 人前一句話，神前一爐香
Pinyin: rén qián yíjù huà, shén qián yì lúxiāng
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ，ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄤ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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