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不看僧面看佛面

bùkànsēngmiànkànfómiàn

ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢˋ ㄙㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄢˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

  1. 1lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else

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