恭敬 [－－]

Jyutping gung1 ging3
Pinyin gōng jìng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. deferential
  2. respectful
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    對長​輩​、​貴賓謙卑​有禮
    to respect the elder generation or guests and be polite
    • 恭敬不如從命
      恭敬不如从命
      I'd better obey you rather than keep being too polite.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    respectful; deferential
    (syn.) 莊嚴, 虔敬, 庄敬, 虔恪, 虔誠, 虔诚, 莊敬, 恭順, 敬, 敬虔, 庄严, 恭顺
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    没有人向他恭敬地鞠躬。
    沒有人向他恭敬地鞠躬。
    méi yǒu rén xiàng tā gōng jìng dì jū gōng 。
    • Nobody bowed to him.
    • No one respectfully bowed towards him.
  2. Mandarin
    那我就恭敬不如从命啦。
    那我就恭敬不如從命啦。
    nà wǒ jiù gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng la 。
    • Then I'll work on the principle that deference is no substitute for obedience.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我恭恭敬敬噉将个烛台摆返喺原位。
    我恭恭敬敬噉將個燭台擺返喺原位。
    ngo5 gung1 gung1 ging3 ging3 gam2 zoeng3 go3 zuk1 toi4 baai2 faan2 hai2 jyun4 wai6 。
    • With deep and reverent awe I replaced the candelabrum in its former position.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你同老师讲嘢嘅态度要恭敬啲。
    你同老師講嘢嘅態度要恭敬啲。
    nei5 tung4 lou5 si1 gong2 je5 ge3 taai3 dou6 jiu3 gung1 gin3 di1.
    • 你和老師講話的態度要恭敬些。
    • You should be more respectful when talking to teachers.
  2. Cantonese
    恭敬不如从命
    恭敬不如從命
    • I'd better obey you rather than keep being too polite.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我们必须向一切内行的人们（不管什么人）学经济工作。拜他们做老师，恭恭敬敬地学，老老实实地学。
    我們必須向一切內行的人們（不管什麼人）學經濟工作。拜他們做老師，恭恭敬敬地學，老老實實地學。
    wǒ men bì xū xiàng yī qiè nèi xíng de rén men （ bù guǎn shén me rén ） xué jīng jì gōng zuò ． bài tā men zuò lǎo shī ， gōng gōng jìng jìng de xué ， lǎo lǎo shí shí de xué ．
    • We must learn to do economic work from all who know how, no matter who they are. We must esteem them as teachers, learning from them respectfully and conscientiously.