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  1. to show respect from a distance (idiom)
  2. to remain at a respectful distance

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  • 敬 (敬): (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
  • 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
  • 远 (遠): far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
  • 之 (之): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it

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