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唔睇僧面都睇佛面 (m4 tai2 zang1 min6 dou1 tai2 fat6 min6) — even if one has no respect for someone, one should still take into consideration the respect for the others who support that person [colloquial] in Cantonese

mˎ₄唔taiˊ²睇zangˉ¹僧minˍ₆面douˉ¹都taiˊ²睇fatˍ₆佛minˍ₆面
Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 di4 seng1 mian4 dou1 di4 fo2 mian4

Meaning of 唔睇僧面都睇佛面

nouneven if one has no respect for someone, one should still take into consideration the respect for the others who support that person [colloquial]

Characters in 唔睇僧面都睇佛面

唔m4
not; no | [華] 不
睇tai2
believe; think; consider
僧zang1
(Buddhist) monk
面min6
face; surface; top
都dou1
also; too
佛fat6
Buddha; Buddhist; Buddhism; image/statue of Buddha; Buddhist scripture

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