with due respect(yǐ lǐ xiāng dài)

with due respect

Treat with courtesy, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ L ǐ Xi ā NGD à I, with due courtesy reception. From the water margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The 89th chapter of Shi Naian's Water Margin: "Zhao Shumi keeps Chu Jian and treats him with courtesy."

Idiom usage

It is more formal; it is used as predicate and attribute; it contains commendatory meaning

Examples

Chapter 55 of Shi Yukun's three chivalrous men and five righteous men in Qing Dynasty: I think he is a chivalrous man and treats each other with courtesy. Who knows, Zhan doesn't know how to make friends.

The 73rd chapter of Shi Yukun's three heroes and five righteousness in Qing Dynasty: as a scholar, he should treat each other with courtesy.

Analysis of Idioms

Reciprocity: reciprocity

Antonym: arrogant, domineering and defiant

Chinese PinYin : yǐ lǐ xiāng dài