kính nhi viễn chi

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 敬而遠之 === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˧˦ ɲi˧˧ viən˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕi˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˦˧˥ ɲɪj˧˧ viəŋ˧˨ t͡ɕɪj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨn˦˥ ɲɪj˧˧ viəŋ˨˩˦ cɪj˧˧] ~ [kɨn˦˥ ɲɪj˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˦ cɪj˧˧] === Idiom === kính nhi viễn chi (figurative, often humorous) to respect yet keep one's distance; to respectfully distance oneself