恭敬不如從命 [－－－－从－]

Jyutping gung1 ging3 bat1 jyu4 cung4 ming6
Pinyin gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
  2. (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. 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 (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    恭敬不如从命
    恭敬不如從命
    • I'd better obey you rather than keep being too polite.