礼
courtesy, manners, social customs; surname Li; abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites; gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette
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Words with 礼
- 五常wǔ cháng · wuchangthe Permanent Five (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA); the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4]; alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3 lun2], the five cardinal relationships
- 仪礼yí lǐ · yiliRites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]
- 免礼miǎn lǐ · mianli(formal) you may dispense with curtseying
- 六艺liù yì · liuyithe Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]); another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]
- 典礼diǎn lǐ · dianliceremony; celebration
- 冠礼guàn lǐ · guanlithe capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man
- 割礼gē lǐ · gelicircumcision (male or female)
- 厚礼hòu lǐ · houligenerous gifts
- 受礼shòu lǐ · shoulito accept a gift; to acknowledge greetings
- 周礼zhōu lǐ · zhoulithe Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
- 丧礼sāng lǐ · sanglifuneral
- 回礼huí lǐ · huilito return a greeting; to send a gift in return
- 国礼guó lǐ · guolistate gift; official gift exchanged between heads of state or governments
- 寿礼shòu lǐ · shoulibirthday present (for an old person)
- 多礼duō lǐ · duolitoo polite; overcourteous
- 失礼shī lǐ · shilito act discourteously; forgive me (for my impropriety)
- 婚礼hūn lǐ · hunliwedding ceremony; wedding
- 定礼dìng lǐ · dinglibetrothal gift; bride-price
- 巡礼xún lǐ · xunlito make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site); to go on a sightseeing tour
- 彩礼cǎi lǐ · cailibetrothal gift; bride price
- 抗礼kàng lǐ · kanglito behave informally as equals; not to stand on ceremony
- 拘礼jū lǐ · julito stand on ceremony; punctilious
- 收礼shōu lǐ · shoulito accept a gift; to receive presents
- 敬礼jìng lǐ · jinglito salute; salute
- 施礼shī lǐ · shilito salute; to greet
- 洗礼xǐ lǐ · xili(lit. and fig.) baptism
- 无礼wú lǐ · wulirude; rudely
- 牲礼shēng lǐ · shengli(religion) to sacrifice; sacrifice; animal offered as sacrifice
- 献礼xiàn lǐ · xianlito offer sth in tribute (often on a special occasion); to dedicate; an offering; a tribute
- 知礼zhī lǐ · zhilito be well-mannered