让礼一寸,得礼一尺 讓禮一寸,得禮一尺 讓禮一寸,得禮一尺

yield an inch of courtesy, receive a foot

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Being courteous to others earns you much more respect in return.
Simplified
让礼一寸,得礼一尺
Traditional (Taiwan)
讓禮一寸,得禮一尺
Pinyin
rànglǐyícùn, délǐyìchǐ
Bopomofo
ㄖㄤˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ,ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧˋ ㄔˇ

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