恭敬不如从命 恭敬不如從命

恭

• 恭喜 gōng xǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧˇ gung1 hei2 to congratulate
• 恭敬 gōng jìng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gung1 ging3 deferential
• 恭维 恭維 gōng wei ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄨㄟ gung1 wai4 to praise
• 不恭 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 disrespectful
• 出恭 chū gōng ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨㄥ ceot1 gung1 to defecate (euphemism)

敬

• 孝敬 xiào jìng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ haau3 ging3 to show filial respect
• 尊敬 zūn jìng ㄗㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˋ zyun1 ging3 to respect; to revere; to esteem
• 恭敬 gōng jìng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gung1 ging3 deferential
• 敬佩 jìng pèi ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄆㄟˋ ging3 pui3 to esteem
• 敬意 jìng yì ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ ging3 ji3 respect; esteem; high regard

不

• 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
• 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
• 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
• 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
• 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth

如

• 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
• 不如 bù rú ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ bat1 jyu4 not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
• 例如 lì rú ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ lai6 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
• 假如 jiǎ rú ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄨˊ gaa2 jyu4 if
• 如一 rú yī ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ jyu4 jat1 consistent

• 前倨后恭 前倨後恭 qián jù hòu gōng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥ cin4 geoi3 hau6 gung1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
• 玩世不恭 wán shì bù gōng ㄨㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ wun6 sai3 bat1 gung1 to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions

• 敬而远之 敬而遠之 jìng ér yuǎn zhī ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄩㄢˇ ㄓ ging3 ji4 jyun6 zi1 to show respect from a distance (idiom)
• 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
• 敬若神明 jìng ruò shén míng ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ging3 joek6 san4 ming4 to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)

• 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
• 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
• 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)

• 爱财如命 愛財如命 ài cái rú mìng ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ oi3 coi4 jyu4 ming6 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
• 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
• 安如磐石 ān rú pán shí ㄢ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕˊ on1 jyu4 pun4 sek6 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses