非禮

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See also: 非礼

Chinese

(be) not; wrong; blame
(be) not; wrong; blame; Africa
 
gift; propriety; rite
trad. (非禮)
simp. (非礼)
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Adjective

非禮

  1. impolite; rude; discourteous

Verb

非禮

  1. (of a man) to act indecently (towards a woman); to molest; to harass; to grope
  2. (Classical) to not be in accordance with ritual propriety
    • :「非禮非禮非禮非禮。」
      :「非礼非礼非礼非礼。」
      From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE
      Zǐ yuē: “Fēilǐ wù shì, fēilǐ wù tīng, fēilǐ wù yán, fēilǐ wù dòng.”
      The Master said, "Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.