礼
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Definitions
- 1. gift
- 2. rite
- 3. ceremony
- 4. propriety
- 5. etiquette
- 6. courtesy
Words Containing 礼
celebration
wedding ceremony
refined and courteous
to salute
baptism (lit. or fig.)
etiquette
gift
assembly hall
to attend a religious service
Sunday
ceremonial robe
gift; present
etiquette
courtesy; politeness; manners
burial
to give a present
launching ceremony
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)
to go to church on Sunday (of Christians)
Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì]
opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xiān lǐ hòu bīng]
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)
restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
(formal) you may dispense with curtseying
the 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
peer competition
circumcision (male or female)
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
humble expression for generous gift
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
generous gifts
to accept a gift
the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
funeral
to return a greeting
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
too polite
to act discourteously
female genital mutilation
betrothal gift
inauguration
see 居里[jū lǐ]
Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)
curtsy
Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei
Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei
to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site)
day off (work)
betrothal gift
coming of age ceremony
to behave informally as equals
to stand on ceremony
ordination
to accept a gift
to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
to salute
evening dress
courteous
respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
Baptist (Christian sect)
Baptists
rude
(religion) to sacrifice
graduation ceremony
the Lord's Day
to be well-mannered
ground breaking ceremony
sacrificial offerings
etiquette
a land of ceremony and propriety
etiquette
gift voucher
ritual object
see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]
nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray
Western-style man's hat
see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]
Monday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Friday
liturgical
Saturday
Thursday
chapel
Sunday
Confucian code of ethics
sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
etiquette
(Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]
Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
etiquette
gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)
Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì])
Li county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[lǒng nán], Gansu
righteousness
sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[sì wéi])
fireworks
Classic of Rites
to show consideration for (others)
to praise
protocol
concierge
concierge department of a hotel or resort
respect for the wise
slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
courtesy
Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)
Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
monetary gift
to return a courtesy
Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries
Ash Wednesday
Holy sacrament
betrothal gift
Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
my meager gift (humble)
empty formality
to salute
to perform the ritual bows
military salute
gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
to attend a ritual
the Book of Songs 書經|书经[shū jīng] and Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì]
honorarium
confirmation
betrothal gift
congratulatory gift
to offer an apology
present
to overstep etiquette
shower (for bride, baby etc)
to return a politeness
opening ceremony
Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901
rudeness
to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China