present; offer

a Chinese family name

respect; honour; revere; esteem; respectfully

words of courtesy/politeness; respectful remarks

industrious and hard-working

"to whom it may concern" as the opening to a letter

reverent; respectful; deferential; with great respect

fine clothes open all doors; a smart coat is a good letter of introduction; fine clothes are in preference to man

人靠衣裝﹐佛靠金裝

first respect the silky clothes and then respect the man

judge people by one's clothing

revere and fear; respect and fear

respectable

extremely deferential; reverent and respectful

"to us!" (a toast)

借花獻佛

present Buddha with flowers given by another

offer presents provided by sb else; make a gift of sth given by another

borrow a flower and offer it to the Buddha, which means taking something given by others as a present for somebody else

admire, esteem

keep sb at a respectful distance; hold sb at arm's length; keep respectfully aloof from sb

salute

irreverence

pious; devout

to respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors)

your kindness will be returned tenfold [written and colloquial]

to revere; respect; esteem; adore

(formal) respectfully, sincerely (at the end of a letter immediately after one's name); often just 上 is used in more familiar situations; for example: 亞當敬上 or just 亞當上 (亞當 is the name of this site's owner, Adam)

respectful, show respect

disrespectful; irreverent

to admire; to revere

respectful, reverential

used as a respectful closing to a letter