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Chinese
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gift; propriety; rite
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justice; righteousness; meaning
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uncorrupt; inexpensive
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| trad. (禮義廉)
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禮
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義
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廉
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| simp. (礼义廉)
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礼
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义
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廉
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Etymology
Omission of 恥 from 禮義廉恥, implying a lack of 恥 (“sense of shame”).
The sense for DAB was popularized through the controversy about a T-shirt sold at New Year's market in 2010 by League of Social Democrats, which was printed with the parody logo of DAB, but with the party name changed into 禮義廉.
Pronunciation
Adjective
禮義廉
- Synonym of 無恥 (wúchǐ, “shameless”)
Proper noun
禮義廉
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory, originally Internet slang) Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)