相敬如宾 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to treat each other as an honored guest
• mutual respect between husband and wife

Character by character

• 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 敬jìngto respect, to honor; respectfully
• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 宾bīnguest, visitor; surname; submit

Idioms sharing a character

• 一脉相承 yī mài xiāng chéng
• 世代相传 shì dài xiāng chuán
• 互相推诿 hù xiāng tuī wěi
• 代代相传 dài dài xiāng chuán
• 以礼相待 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
• 休戚相关 xiū qī xiāng guān
• 倾囊相授 qīng náng xiāng shòu
• 凶相毕露 xiōng xiàng bì lù
• 两虎相争 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
• 兵戎相见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn

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