不看僧面看佛面 bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
看 kàn
HSK 1
look, see; examine, scrutinize
僧 sēng Buddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
看 kàn
HSK 1
look, see; examine, scrutinize
佛 fó
HSK 5
Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Jap.)
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension