gung1 ging3 bat1 jyu4 cung4 ming6恭敬不如從命恭敬不如从命
Jyutpinggung1 ging3 bat1 jyu4 cung4 ming6
Yalegūng ging bāt yyùh chùngh mingh

Definition

deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

見證人见证人
gin3 zing3 jan4eyewitness (to an incident)
古拉格
gu2 laai1 gaak3gulag (loanword)
拱手旁觀拱手旁观
gung2 sau2 pong4 gun1to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)
寡人
gwaa2 jan4I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
記憶记忆
gei3 jik1to remember; to recall
緊追紧追
gan2 zeoi1to pursue closely
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