禮 (lai5 | li3) : ceremony; rite; propriety; gift

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禮

lai5

li3

[1] [n] ceremony; rite; ritual
[2] [n] propriety; courtesy; etiquette
[3] [n] gift; present
[4] [v] respect; treat with courtesy

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: 示 (#113)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

禮 / 礼

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th May 2016 06:30

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禮品 lai5 ban2 li3 pin3 = gift; present

禮拜 lai5 baai3 li3 bai4 = week

禮物 lai5 mat6 li3 wu4 = present; gift

禮拜一 lai5 baai3 jat1 li3 bai4 yi1 = Monday

禮拜二 lai5 baai3 ji6 li3 bai4 er4 = Tuesday

禮拜三 lai5 baai3 saam1 li3 bai4 san1 = Wednesday

禮拜四 lai5 baai3 sei3 li3 bai4 si4 = Thursday

禮拜五 lai5 baai3 ng5 li3 bai4 wu3 = Friday

禮拜六 lai5 baai3 luk6 li3 bai4 liu4 = Saturday

禮拜日 lai5 baai3 jat6 li3 bai4 ri4 = Sunday

禮拜尾 lai5 baai3 mei5 = weekend 粵

禮拜天 lai5 baai3 tin1 li3 bai4 tian1 = Sunday 國

婚禮 fan1 lai5 hun1 li3 = wedding ceremony, wedding

聖誕禮物 sing3 daan3 lai5 mat6 = Christmas present

失禮死人 sat1 lai5 sei2 jan4 shi1 li3 si3 ren2 = extremely embarrassing 粵

先禮後兵 sin1 lai5 hau6 bing1 xian1 li3 hou4 bing1 = words before blows

禮拜堂 lai5 baai3 tong4 li3 bai4 tang2 = church

非禮 fei1 lai5*2 fei1 li3 = rude; impropriety; harassment; molestation

禮儀 lai5 ji4 li3 yi2 = etiquette

禮貌 lai5 maau6 li3 mao4 = manners

禮節 lai5 zit3 li3 jie2 = etiquette; protocol

失禮 sat1 lai5 shi1 li3 = loss of face; pardon me; excuse me; lacking in manners

浸禮 zam3 lai5 = to baptize; Baptism

送禮 sung3 lai5 song4 li3 = to give sb. a present; to present sb. a gift

葬禮 zong3 lai5 zang4 li3 = burial; funeral

敬禮 ging3 lai5 jing4 li3 = salute

典禮 din2 lai5 dian3 li3 = celebration; ceremony

喪禮 song1 lai5 sang1 li3 = funeral

做禮拜 zou6 lai5 baai3 = go to church; to worship

上個禮拜 soeng6 go3 lai5 baai3 = last week

禮券 lai5 hyun3 / gyun3 li3 quan4 = gift cheque/check / certificate / coupon

拘禮 keoi1 lai5 = to be punctilious; to stand on ceremony

過禮 gwo3 lai5 = to present gifts to the bride's family before marriage

有禮 jau5 lai5 = polite, courteous; politeness

有禮貌 jau5 lai5 maau6 = polite, courteous; watch one's Ps and Qs

冇禮 mou5 lai5 = impolite; rude 粵

冇禮貌 mou5 lai5 maau6 = impolite; rude 粵

按手禮 on3 sau2 lai5 an4 shou3 li3 = ordination

畢業典禮 bat1 jip6 din2 lai5 bi4 ye4 dian3 li3 = graduation

禮拜儀式 lai5 baai3 ji4 sik1 li3 bai4 yi2 shi4 = liturgical

不知禮的 bat1 zi1 lai5 dik1 bu4 zhi1 li3 de5 = graceless 國

無禮 mou4 lai5 wu2 li3 = rude; rudely

廠禮拜 cong2 lai5 baai3 chang3 li3 bai4 = day off (work)

中學畢業典禮 zung1 hok6 bat1 jip6 din2 lai5 = secondary school graduation ceremony

就職典禮 zau6 zik1 din2 lai5 = inauguration

今個禮拜 gam1 go3 lai5 baai3 = this week

禮堂 lai5 tong4 = an auditorium; an assembly hall

禮教 lai5 gaau3 = Confucianism

禮數 lai5 sou3 = courtesy, etiquette

禮服 lai5 fuk6 = ceremonial dress suit; a formal dress suit

禮法 lai5 faat3 = etiquette

禮聘 lai5 ping3 = invite or engage sb. in a polite, respectful way; courteously invite

禮金 lai5 gam1 = cash as a present

禮餅 lai5 beng2 = ritual cake (such as a gift of a wedding cake)

西方禮儀 sai1 fong1 lai5 ji4 xi1 fang1 li3 yi2 = Western etiquette

割禮 got3 lai5 ge1 li3 = circumcision

壽禮 sau6 lai5 shou4 li3 = birthday present (for an old person)

禮儀小姐 lai5 ji4 siu2 ze2 li3 yi2 xiao3 jie3 = a ritual girl (greeters or women helping bigwigs present awards)

開工典禮 hoi1 gung1 din2 lai5 kai1 gong1 dian3 li3 = commencement ceremony (common formation)

失禮人 sat1 lai5 jan4 = a person who has lost face

結婚典禮 git3 fan1 din2 lai5 = wedding ceremony (common formation)

千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4, lai5 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6 = the meaning is more important than the value of the present

行禮 haang4 lai5 xing2 li3 = salute

禮籃 lai5 laam4*2 li3 lan2 = a hamper (gift basket)

拱手行禮 gung2 sau2 haang4 lai5 = to make a bow with the hands clasped

畢業禮 bat1 jip6 lai5 = a graduation ceremony (common formation)

禮讓 lai5 joeng6 li3 rang4 = comity

屈膝禮 wat1 sat1 lai5 qu1 xi1 li3 = curtsy

禮尚往來 lai5 soeng6 wong5 loi4 li3 shang4 wang3 lai2 = one good turn deserves another

生日禮物 saang1 jat6 lai5 mat6 sheng1 ri4 li3 wu4 = a birthday gift (common formation)

彬彬有禮 ban1 ban1 jau5 lai5 bin1 bin1 you3 li3 = refined and polite, cultured and courteous

禮衣邊 lai5 ji1 bin1 li3 yi1 bian1 = Kangxi radical 145 (clothing) (衤) 粵

成年禮 sing4 nin4 lai5 cheng2 nian2 li3 = coming-of-age ceremony

洗禮 sai2 lai5 xi3 li3 = Baptism

開幕典禮 hoi1 mok6 din2 lai5 kai1 mu4 dian3 li3 = opening ceremonies

閉幕典禮 bai3 mok6 din2 lai5 bi4 mu4 dian3 li3 = closing ceremonies

禮俗 lai5 zuk6 li3 su2 = etiquette and custom

禮貼 lai5 tip3 li3 tie1 = a compliment slip

禮賓部 lai5 ban1 bou6 li3 bin1 bu4 = concierge dept

禮賓司 lai5 ban1 si1 li3 bin1 si1 = chief concierge

見面禮 gin3 min6 lai5 jian4 mian4 li3 = a gift offered to someone whom one meets for the first time

首映禮 sau2 jing2 lai5 shou3 ying4 li3 = premiere showing

禮貌語 lai5 maau6 jyu5 li3 mao4 yu3 = politeness expression

以禮相待 ji5 lai5 soeng1 doi6 yi3 li3 xiang1 dai4 = to treat each other with courtesy

撞禮 zong6 lai5 zhuang4 li3 = of two or more people to coincidentally give the exact same gift to someone

回禮 wui4 lai5 hui2 li3 = return a greeting; send a gift in return

獻禮 hin3 lai5 xian4 li3 = present a gift

禮儀師 lai5 ji4 si1 li3 yi2 shi1 = funeral director, mortician, undertaker

追思禮拜 zeoi1 si1 lai5 baai3 zhui1 si1 li3 bai4 = memorial service

禮多人不怪 lai5 do1 jan4 bat1 gwaai3 li3 duo1 ren2 bu4 guai4 = you can never be too polite

閉幕禮 bai3 mok6 lai5 bi4 mu4 li3 = closing ceremony

禮義廉恥 lai5 ji6 lim4 ci2 li3 yi4 lian2 chi3 = propriety, justice, integrity and honor

禮記 lai5 gei3 = the Classic of Rites (one of 五經)

禮泉 lai5 cyun4 li3 quan2 = Liquan (place in Shaanxi)

禮縣 lai5 jyun6 li3 xian4 = Li county (county in Gansu)

崇禮 sung4 lai5 chong2 li3 = Chongli (place in Hebei)

集體婚禮 zaap6 tai2 fan1 lai5 ji2 ti3 hun1 li3 = collective wedding ceremony (common formation)

家屬謝禮 gaa1 suk6 ze6 lai5 jia1 shu3 xie4 li3 = the family thanks/acknowledges the courtesy

凶禮 hung1 lai5 xiong1 li3 = etiquette towards the unfortunate

克己復禮 hak1 gei2 fuk6 lai5 ke4 ji3 fu4 li3 = to subdue oneself and adhere to proprieties; restrain oneself and revert to the rites; to subdue self and observe proprieties

香港禮賓府 hoeng1 gong2 lai5 ban1 fu2 xiang1 gang3 li3 bin1 fu3 = Hong Kong Government House

禮樂仁和 lai5 lok6 jan4 wo4 li3yue4 ren2 he2 = be polite and respect each other and the world will be harmonious

禮樂 lai5 ngok6 li3 yue4 = rites and music

Showing all 22 examples containing 禮

有冇去禮拜堂呀? 粵
Do you go to church?

聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！國
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

你想要咩聖誕禮物呀？粵
What would you like for Christmas?
[(implying presents)]

你聖誕節要什麼禮物？國
What would you like for Christmas?
[(implying presents)]

若果你唔乖﹐聖誕老人就唔送禮物畀你粵
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents.

你不乖的話，聖誕老公公就不會送你禮物了！國
If you aren't a good boy, Santa won't bring you any presents!

我都上網買禮物國
I buy gifts on the Internet.

我最憎包禮物！粵
I hate wrapping up presents!

我最討厭包禮物了！國
I hate wrapping up presents!

唔好駁嘴﹐咁冇禮貌。粵
Don't answer back; it's not polite.
[parsing: 唔好 don't | 駁嘴 answer back | 咁 so | 冇 im- | 禮貌 polite ]

對待顧客要有禮貌
be polite to customers

我通常𨂾一個禮拜去facial一次粵
I usually go for facial once every week.

今次婚禮嘅場面認真巴閉粵
The wedding ceremony was really grand

小小心意你咪受落啲禮物囉唔好抰嚟抰去粵
It is a small token of appreciation, just accept the simple gift instead of pushing it back and forth.

送禮講心意。粵
With gift-giving, it's the thought that counts. [Lit.] (with) gift-giving, it's about thought.
[講 is short for 講求.]

我攞咗上個禮拜買嗰件衫去乾洗粵
I took the shirt I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
[Lit. I took-already last-week bought that (counter) shirt go dry-clean]

我攞咗上個禮拜買嗰啲衫去乾洗粵
I took the clothes I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
[Lit. I took-already last-week bought those shirts go dry-clean]

我攞咗兩個禮拜前喺廣城買嗰件衫去洗粵
I took the shirt I bought two weeks ago at the shopping mall to be cleaned.
[Lit. I took two weeks ago at shopping mall buy that shirt go clean]

兩個禮拜前喺我最鐘意嗰間衫舖買嗰件衫，我攞咗佢去熨。粵
I took the shirts that I bought two weeks ago at my favourite shop to be ironed.
[Note: although the verb and object could be separated by the lengthy adjective clause 兩個禮拜前喺我最鐘意嗰間衫舖買, it's more natural and more easily understood use the topicalised construction in this example.]

喪事最重要部份叫喪禮粵
The most important part after a person dies is called the funeral.
[Lit. Death-matters most important part call funeral]

我攞咗兩個禮拜前喺我最鐘意嗰間衫舖買嗰件衫去熨粵
I've taken the shirt that I bought in my favourite clothes shop two weeks ago to be ironed.
[[literal] I taken-have two-weeks-ago in my most-like that-(classifier)-clothes-shop buy that-(classifier)-shirt go iron This Cantonese example shows how a relative clause is composed without a relative pronoun. ]

呢度嘅住客都穿著禮服為主，盡顯其顯赫份粵
The residents here are all formally attired, a mark of their affluence.
[Note: this is a very formal register, and is not the kind of this you'd drop into everyday conversation.]

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