礼义廉耻 — Chinese idiom
礼义廉耻
lǐ yì lián chǐ
Traditional: 禮義廉恥
Meaning
- propriety, justice, integrity and a sense of shame (i.e. the four social bonds, 四维 (sì wéi))
Character by character
- 礼lǐcourtesy, manners, social customs
- 义yìright conduct, propriety; justice
- 廉liánupright, honorable, honest
- 耻chǐshame, humiliation; ashamed
Idioms sharing a character
- 以礼相待 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
- 傲慢无礼 ào màn wú lǐ
- 先礼后兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng
- 博文约礼 bó wén yuē lǐ
- 敬贤礼士 jìng xián lǐ shì
- 礼仪之邦 lǐ yí zhī bāng
- 礼尚往来 lǐ shàng wǎng lái
- 礼崩乐坏 lǐ bēng yuè huài
- 顶礼膜拜 dǐng lǐ mó bài
- 仁人义士 rén rén yì shì
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