不看僧面看佛面bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miànnotdeal with the monk himself but with his guardian angel; not for the monk’s sake,but for the Buddha’s— (do sth for a person) out of deference to sb else
? 算啦！～，不看魚情看水情，你頂著毒日頭大遠的來了，我怎能把你的面子撥回呢！ (馮志《敵后武工隊》 138)Enough! So I’m not dealing with the monk himself but with his guardian angel. You’ve taken the bus a long way in this heat,how can I refuse you? 不看僧面看佛面bu kan seng mian kan fo miando sth. not for the monk’s sake,but for the Buddha’s—do sth. out of consideration for sb. else |