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先敬羅衣後敬人 (sin1 ging3 lo4 ji1 hau6 ging3 jan4) — fine clothes open all doors; a smart coat is a good letter of introduction; fine clothes are in preference to man in Cantonese

sinˉ¹先ging˗₃敬loˎ₄羅jiˉ¹衣hauˍ₆後ging˗₃敬janˎ₄人
简 先敬罗衣后敬人
Mandarin Pinyin: xian1 jing4 luo2 yi1 hou4 jing4 ren2

Meaning of 先敬羅衣後敬人

nounfine clothes open all doors; a smart coat is a good letter of introduction; fine clothes are in preference to man
noun人靠衣裝﹐佛靠金裝
nounfirst respect the silky clothes and then respect the man
nounjudge people by one's clothing

Characters in 先敬羅衣後敬人

先sin1
leading; pioneering; initiating
敬ging3
present; offer
羅lo4
catch birds with a net
衣ji1
(human) placenta
後hau6
a Chinese family name
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources

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