禮儀

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See also: 礼儀 and 礼仪

Chinese

gift; propriety; rite
apparatus; rites; appearance
apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony
 
trad. (禮儀) 禮 儀
simp. (礼仪) 礼 仪
alternative forms 礼儀 ancient
anagram 儀禮／仪礼

Etymology

Attested earliest in the Classic of Poetry:

為賓為客、獻酬交錯。禮儀卒度、笑語卒獲。……禮儀既備、鍾鼓既戒。…… [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
为宾为客、献酬交错。礼仪卒度、笑语卒获。……礼仪既备、钟鼓既戒。…… [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Wéi bīn wéi kè, xiànchóu jiāocuò. Lǐyí zú dù, xiàoyǔ zú huò....... Lǐyí jì bèi, zhōnggǔ jì jiè.......
The guests and visitors present the cup, and drink all round. Every form is according to rule; every smile and word are as they should be. The ceremonies having thus been completed, and the bells and drums having given their warning,

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 禮 儀
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 來 (37) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 齊 (39) 支 (13)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) IV III
Fanqie 盧啓切 魚羈切
Baxter lejX ngje
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/leiX/ /ŋˠiᴇ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/leiX/ /ŋᵚiɛ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/lɛiX/ /ŋiɛ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/lɛjX/ /ŋjiə̆/
Li
Rong 		/leiX/ /ŋje/
Wang
Li 		/lieiX/ /ŋǐe/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/lieiX/ /ŋie̯/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		lǐ yí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		lai5 ji4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 禮 儀
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		lǐ yí
Middle
Chinese 		‹ lejX › ‹ ngje ›
Old
Chinese 		/*ˁijʔ/ /*ŋ(r)aj/
English propriety, ceremony right, proper; ceremony

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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 禮 儀
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 7839 13046
Phonetic
component 		豊 我
Rime
group 		脂 歌
Rime
subdivision 		2 1
Corresponding
MC rime 		禮 宜
Old
Chinese 		/*riːʔ/ /*ŋral/

Noun

禮儀

  1. ceremony; etiquette; rituals; rites; protocol; decorum

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (禮儀):
  • → Japanese: 禮儀(れいぎ) (reigi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
禮 儀
れい
Jinmeiyō 		ぎ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

禮(れい)儀(ぎ) • (reigi) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 礼儀 (“manners”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
禮儀

Noun

禮儀 • (yeui) (hangeul 예의)

  1. hanja form? of 예의

Noun

禮儀 • (ryeui) (hangeul 례의)

  1. hanja form? of 례의

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
禮儀

Verb

禮儀

  1. chữ Hán form of lễ nghi (“rites, rituals”).
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