jìng ruò shén míngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
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Original source entry:

敬若神明 敬若神明 [jing4 ruo4 shen2 ming2] /to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)/

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敬若神明
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