「舉頭三尺有神明」
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| Pronunciation： | geoi2 tau4 saam1 cek3 jau5 san4 ming4 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
舉 raise; to lift; to raise; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to promote; to start; to hold; to organise 頭 head; chief; boss; electric plug; first; number one; top; hairstyle; hair; area; location; end; side; front; beginning 三 three 尺 ruler 有 to have; have; there is/are; to be made up of; to own; to exist; can be found 神 god; spirit; mind; expression; look; goddess; deity; not working; dysfunctional; inoperative; insane; crazy; nuts; mad; out of one's mind 明 to understand; bright; coming; next; clear; explicit; blatantly; unabashedly; the Ming Dynasty |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
the gods are watching you from three feet above (and thus behave yourselves)
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