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2024
禮尚往來
禮尚往來
See also:
礼尚往来
Chinese
gift; propriety; rite
still; yet; to value
still; yet; to value; to esteem
to have dealings with; to have contact with
trad.
(
禮尚往來
)
禮
尚
往來
simp.
(
礼尚往来
)
礼
尚
往来
Idiom
禮尚往來
to
reciprocate
the courtesy shown to you by another; to treat others as you would like to be treated
Etymology
Warring States Period
:
anon.
,
Book of Rites
禮尚往來
,
往
而
不
來
,
非禮
也
,
來
而
不
往
,
亦
非禮
也
。
Li
places an importance on the extending and receiving (of it)
. If it is extended, but not received, (this) is not
li
. If it is received, but not extended, (this) is likewise not
li
.
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
lǐ shàng wǎnglái
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
lai
5
soeng
6
wong
5
loi
4
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
lǐ shàng wǎnglái
Zhuyin
:
ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
lii shanq woanglai
IPA
(key)
:
/li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ u̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
)
+
Jyutping
:
lai
5
soeng
6
wong
5
loi
4
Yale
:
láih seuhng wóhng lòih
Cantonese Pinyin
:
lai
5
soeng
6
wong
5
loi
4
IPA
(
key
)
:
/lɐi̯¹³ sœːŋ²² wɔːŋ¹³ lɔːi̯²¹/
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