不看僧面看佛面

不看僧面看佛面

bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn

Lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake; fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else

Traditional:

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他今天帮助了我完成工作，不看僧面看佛面，因为他知道我有紧急事情要处理。

Today, he helped me with the work, doing it out of deference to me, knowing that I had urgent matters to attend to.