博文约礼 — Chinese idiom
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
Traditional: 博文約禮
Meaning
- vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum
Character by character
- 博bóto gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful,
- 文wénculture, literature, writing
- 约yuētreaty, covenant, agreement
- 礼lǐcourtesy, manners, social customs
Idioms sharing a character
- 仁言利博 rén yán lì bó
- 博士买驴 bó shì mǎi lǘ
- 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn
- 博学多才 bó xué duō cái
- 博物洽闻 bó wù qià wén
- 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng
- 博识多通 bó shí duō tōng
- 博识洽闻 bó shí qià wén
- 地大物博 dì dà wù bó
- 峨冠博带 é guān bó dài
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