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Chinese
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gift; propriety; rite
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apparatus; rites; appearance apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony |
| trad. (禮儀)
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禮
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儀
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| simp. (礼仪)
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礼
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仪
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| alternative forms
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礼儀 ancient
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| anagram
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儀禮／仪礼
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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
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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禮
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儀
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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lǐ
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yí
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ lejX ›
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‹ ngje ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁijʔ/
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/*ŋ(r)aj/
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| English
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propriety, ceremony
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right, proper; 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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禮
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儀
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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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7839
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13046
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Phonetic
component
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豊
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我
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Rime
group
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脂
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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禮
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宜
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Old
Chinese
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/*riːʔ/
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/*ŋral/
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Noun
禮儀
- ceremony; etiquette; rituals; rites; protocol; decorum
Synonyms
- 儀式／仪式 (yíshì)
- 典禮／典礼 (diǎnlǐ)
- 式 (shì) (literary, or in compounds)
- 禮義／礼义 (lǐyì)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Noun
禮儀 • (reigi)
- Kyūjitai form of 礼儀 (“manners”)