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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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無
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無
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無
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禮
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
wú
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wú
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wú
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lǐ
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ mju ›
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‹ mju ›
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‹ mju ›
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‹ lejX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ma/
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/*ma/
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/*mo/
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/*ˁijʔ/
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| English
|
not have
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volitional prefix
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don’t
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propriety, ceremony
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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無
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禮
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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13117
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7839
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Phonetic
component
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無
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豊
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Rime
group
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魚
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脂
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
無
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禮
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ma/
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/*riːʔ/
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Verb
無禮
- (formal) to lack courtesy; to show disrespect
晉人懼其無禮於公也，請改盟。公如晉，及晉侯盟。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
晋人惧其无礼于公也，请改盟。公如晋，及晋侯盟。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE, translation from Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals" (2017), by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li and David Schaberg
- Jìnrén jù qí wúlǐ yú gōng yě, qǐng gǎi méng. Gōng rú Jìn, jí Jìnhóu méng.
- The Jin leaders were afraid they had not behaved with the proper ritual toward our lord and asked to change the covenant. Our lord went to Jin and swore a covenant with the Prince of Jin.
Adjective
無禮
- (formal) impolite; discourteous; disrespectful
- 傲慢無禮／傲慢无礼 ― àomàn wúlǐ ― to be arrogant and disrespectful
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Korean
Noun
無禮 • (murye) (hangeul 무례)
- Hanja form? of 무례 (“impoliteness, rudeness, disrespect”).
Vietnamese
Noun
無禮
- chữ Hán form of vô lễ (“impoliteness, disrespect”).