to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
(idiom) arrogant; disrespectful
1.restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties2.(any number of possible translations)
humble expression for generous gift
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
(idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars
respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
graduation ceremony; commencement exercises
1.rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray2.cf. 礼乐[lǐ yuè]
(idiom) propriety, justice, integrity and a sense of shame (i.e. the four social bonds, 四维[sì wéi])
1.to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)2.(fig.) to worship3.to bow down to
来而不往非礼也來而不往非禮也 1.not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)2.to respond in kind
see 礼崩乐坏[lǐ bēng yuè huài]
1.to behave informally as equals2.not to stand on ceremony
Classic of Rites (same as 礼记[lǐ jì])
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
Chongli, a district of Zhangjiakou City 张家口市[zhāng jiā kǒu shì], Hebei
1.(old) factory-designated weekly day off in lieu of Sunday2.day off (work)
impolite; rude; bad-mannered
Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
concierge department of a hotel or resort
Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries
Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
shower (for bride, baby etc)
opposite of 先礼后兵[xiān lǐ hòu bīng]
female genital mutilation
sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
1.to perform the ritual bows2.to follow the customary ceremonies
Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901
1.nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)2.courtesy costs nothing
礼轻人意重禮輕人意重 slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.