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

Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
克己復禮 / 克己复礼

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Characters in this word:

 hak1 haak1  -  vanquish; restrain; can; gram
 gei2  -  oneself; one's own
 fuk6  -  recover; revenge
 lai5  -  ceremony; rite; propriety; gift
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