敬鬼神而远之

to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance

to respect / to venerate / to salute / to offer

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

ghost / demon / terrible / damnable / clever / sly / crafty / (suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc) / one of the 28 constellations

supernatural beings

God / abbr. for 神舟[Shen2 zhou1]

deity / soul / spirit / unusual / mysterious / lively / expressive / expression / look / CL:個|个[ge4] / (slang) awesome / amazing

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)

to distance oneself from (classical)

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it