你敬他一尺，他敬你一丈你敬他一尺，他敬你一丈你敬他一尺，他敬你一丈

you honour him a foot, he honours you ten feet

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Respect others and you will get even more respect in return. Approving advice on courtesy.

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Simplified: 你敬他一尺，他敬你一丈
Pinyin: nǐ jìng tā yìchǐ, tā jìng nǐ yí zhàng
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄚㄧˋ ㄔˇ，ㄊㄚㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄧˇ ㄧˊ ㄓㄤˋ

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

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