恭敬不如从命

deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom) / (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)

respectful

deferential / respectful

to respect / to venerate / to salute / to offer

(bound form) respectful; to respect / to offer politely

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to

as / as if / such as

from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

to obey an order / to comply / to do sb's bidding / to do as requested

life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc