先敬羅衣後敬人
See also: 先敬罗衣后敬人
Chinese
- early; prior; former; in advance; firstto respect; to venerate; to salute; to offerback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; laterto respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
man; person; people trad. (先敬羅衣後敬人) 先 敬 羅衣 後 敬 人 simp. (先敬罗衣后敬人) 先 敬 罗衣 后 敬 人 Literally: “first respect the silky clothes, then respect the man”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
先敬羅衣後敬人
- to judge a person by their clothes
- fine clothes open all doors