social custom; manners; courtesy; rites

DEFINITIONS

  • social custom
  • manners
  • courtesy
  • rites
  • surname Li
  • abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
  • gift
  • rite
  • ceremony
  • CL:份[fen4]
  • propriety
  • etiquette
  • courtesy

WORDS

duō lǐ too polite; overcourteous
shī lǐ lacking in manners
hūn lǐ wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chang3]
dìng lǐ betrothal gift; bride-price
就職典 jiù zhí diǎn lǐ inauguration
jū lǐ see 居里[ju1 li3]
夫人 jū lǐ fū ren Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel prize-winner in Physics 1903 and Chemistry 1911
屈膝 qū xī lǐ curtsy
chóng lǐ Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
縣 chóng lǐ xiàn Chongli county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
xún lǐ to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site); to go on a sightseeing tour
拜 chǎng lǐ bài day off (work)
cǎi lǐ betrothal gift; bride price
彬彬有 bīn bīn yǒu lǐ refined and courteous; urbane
成人 chéng rén lǐ coming of age ceremony
kàng lǐ to behave informally as equals; not to stand on ceremony
jū lǐ to stand on ceremony; punctilious
按手 àn shǒu lǐ ordination
shōu lǐ to accept a gift; to receive presents
jìng lǐ to salute; salute
敬賢士 jìng xián lǐ shì to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
shī lǐ to salute; to greet
服 wǎn lǐ fú evening dress
貌 yǒu lǐ mào courteous; polite
此致敬 cǐ zhì jìng lǐ respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)