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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「敬上愛下」, with its explanation below.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「敬上愛下」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

Respect: respect. Respect those above you and love those below you. Describes being humble and polite to others.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jìng shàng ài xià

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ging3 seung6 oi3 ha6

Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.