先敬羅衣後敬人

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Chinese

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early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
to respect; to venerate; to salute
to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
 
back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
to respect; to venerate; to salute
to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
 
man; person; people
trad. (先敬羅衣後敬人) 羅衣
simp. (先敬罗衣后敬人) 罗衣
Literally: “first respect the silky clothes, then respect the man”.

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Idiom

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先敬羅衣後敬人

  1. to judge a person by their clothes
  2. fine clothes open all doors