礼 (禮) lǐ

  1. lǐ noun propriety / social custom / manners / courtesy ／ etiquette
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Middle Chinese: lejX； In this sense, 礼 has the same meaning as 礼节. It is a central principle in Confucianism (FE '禮' 1; Guoyu '禮' n 1； Kroll 2015 '禮' 2; GHC '礼' 3; Sun 2006, loc. 1296). For example, 惡勇而無禮者 'He hates those who have valor merely, and are unobservant of propriety.' (Lunyu 17:24, trans. by Legge)
  2. lǐ noun a ritual / a ceremony / a rite
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Especially, in the context of Confucianism (FE '禮' 2; GHC '礼' 1; Guoyu '禮' n 3; Yao 2000, p. 22) For example, 喪禮 'funeral rites' (Legge, 1885, 'Tan Gong II' in ”Classic of Rites”; 《禮記‧檀弓下》)
  3. lǐ noun a present / a gift
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Customs 习俗
    Notes: (FE '禮' 3; GHC '礼' 4; Guoyu '禮' n 4)
  4. lǐ noun a bow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '礼' 2; Guoyu '禮' n 2)
  5. lǐ proper noun Li / Zhou Li / Yi Li / Li Ji
    Domain: Literature 文学 , Concept: Book 书
    Notes: An abbreviation for one of the books Rites of Zhou 《周礼》, Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 《仪礼》, or the Classic of Rites 《礼记》 (GHC '礼' 5; Guoyu '禮' n 5)
  6. lǐ proper noun Li
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names 名字 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: A surname (FE '禮' 4; GHC '礼' 6; Guoyu '禮' n 6)
  7. lǐ verb to give an offering in a religious ceremony
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 祭 (Guoyu '禮' v 1)
  8. lǐ verb to respect / to revere
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 尊敬 (Guoyu '禮' v 2)

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