他敬我一尺，我敬他一丈他敬我一尺，我敬他一丈他敬我一尺，我敬他一丈

he honours me a foot, I honour him ten feet

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: If someone treats you with respect, repay it with even more. Approving. Like 'return kindness with greater kindness'.

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Simplified: 他敬我一尺，我敬他一丈
Pinyin: tā jìng wǒ yìchǐ, wǒ jìng tā yí zhàng
Bopomofo: ㄊㄚㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ ㄔˇ，ㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄚㄧˊ ㄓㄤˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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