敬 (ging3) — present; offer in Cantonese
ging˗₃敬Mandarin Pinyin: jing4
Meaning of 敬
nounpresent; offer
nouna Chinese family name
nounrespect; honour; revere; esteem; respectfully
Example Sentences with 敬
siˍ₆示waiˉ¹威zeˊ²者hoeng˗₃向gingˊ²警caat˗₃察deng˗₃掟sek6,石﹐jiˎ₄而gingˊ²警caat˗₃察jungˍ₆用zoengˍ₆橡gaauˉ¹膠ziˊ²子daanˊ²彈wuiˎ₄回ging˗₃敬。
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係ging3pui3敬佩
Truly admirable.
houˊ²好ging3pui3敬neiˏ₅佩ge˗₃你nou5lik6嘅努力
I admire your hard work.
ngoˏ₅我houˊ²好ging3pui3敬keoiˏ₅佩佢
I really admire him/her.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好zik6dak1值ging3pui3得敬佩
He/She is very admirable.
Words Containing 敬
敬語ging3 jyu5
words of courtesy/politeness; respectful remarks
愛崗敬業oi3 gong1 ging3 jip6
industrious and hard-working
敬啟者ging3 kai2 ze2
"to whom it may concern" as the opening to a letter
恭敬gung1 ging3
reverent; respectful; deferential; with great respect
可尊敬ho2 zyun1 ging3
respectable
敬你一杯ging3 nei5 jat1 bui1
"to us!" (a toast)
借花敬佛ze3 faa1 ging3 fat6
借花獻佛
敬佩ging3 pui3
admire, esteem
敬而遠之ging3 ji4 jyun6 zi1
keep sb at a respectful distance; hold sb at arm's length; keep respectfully aloof from sb
敬禮ging3 lai5
salute
不尊敬bat1 zyun1 ging3
irreverence
孝敬haau3 ging3
to respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors)
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