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下水禮
xià shuǐ lǐ
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launching ceremony
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以禮相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
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to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
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伴手禮
bàn shǒu lǐ
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gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (Tw)
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來而不往非禮也
lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě
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not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical);
to respond in kind
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做禮拜
zuò lǐ bài
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to go to church on Sunday (of Christians)
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儀禮
yí lǐ
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Rites and Ceremonies, part of the Confucian Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]
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先兵後禮
xiān bīng hòu lǐ
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opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]
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先禮後兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
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peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence;
jaw-jaw is better than war-war
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克己復禮
kè jǐ fù lǐ
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restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties;
(any number of possible translations)
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免禮
miǎn lǐ
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(formal) you may dispense with curtseying
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典禮
diǎn lǐ
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celebration;
ceremony
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分庭抗禮
fēn tíng kàng lǐ
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peer competition;
to function as rivals;
to make claims as an equal
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割禮
gē lǐ
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circumcision
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千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo ， lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
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goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
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千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo ， lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
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goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
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卑辭厚禮
bēi cí hòu lǐ
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humble expression for generous gift
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博文約禮
bó wén yuē lǐ
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vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
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厚禮
hòu lǐ
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generous gifts
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受禮
shòu lǐ
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to accept a gift;
to acknowledge greetings
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周禮
zhōu lǐ
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the Rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)
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喪禮
sāng lǐ
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funeral
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回禮
huí lǐ
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to return a greeting;
to send a gift in return
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堅信禮
jiān xìn lǐ
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confirmation (Christian ceremony)
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堅振禮
jiān zhèn lǐ
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confirmation (Christian ceremony)
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壽禮
shòu lǐ
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birthday present (for an old person)
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