礼仪之邦 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• a land of ceremony and propriety

Character by character

• 礼lǐcourtesy, manners, social customs
• 仪yíinstrument, apparatus; ceremony, rites
• 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
• 邦bāngcountry, nation, state

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
• 礼尚往来 lǐ shàng wǎng lái
• 礼崩乐坏 lǐ bēng yuè huài
• 礼义廉耻 lǐ yì lián chǐ
• 顶礼膜拜 dǐng lǐ mó bài
• 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé

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