禮貌

See also: 礼貌

Chinese

		gift; propriety; rite	appearance
trad. (禮貌)		禮	貌
simp. (礼貌)		礼	貌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐmào

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁵ maau⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lî-mau
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lé-māu / lé-bāu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): loi² mao⁶ / li² mao⁶

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶li-mau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐmào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐmào
    • Wade–Giles: li³-mao⁴
    • Yale: lǐ-màu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liimaw
    • Palladius: лимао (limao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 禮貌／礼貌 禮帽／礼帽

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai⁵ maau⁶
    • Yale: láih maauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁵ maau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁵ mao⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯¹³ maːu̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lî-mau
    • Hakka Romanization System: li´ mau
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li¹ mau⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /li²⁴⁻¹¹ mau̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lé-māu
    • Tâi-lô: lé-māu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lefmau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /le⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mãu³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãu³³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /le⁴²⁻²⁴ mau²²/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãu²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lé-bāu
    • Tâi-lô: lé-bāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lefbau
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /le⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bau⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: loi² mao⁶ / li² mao⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lói mău / lí mău
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /loi⁵²⁻³⁵ mau³⁵/, /li⁵²⁻³⁵ mau³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶li-mau
    • MiniDict: li^去 mau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³li-mau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /li²² mɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

禮貌

1. (uncountable) politeness; manners; courtesy

   你這人有沒有禮貌，講不講道理啊。 [MSC, trad.]
   你这人有没有礼貌，讲不讲道理啊。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ zhè rén yǒu méi yǒu lǐmào, jiǎng bù jiǎng dàolǐ a. [Pinyin]

   Where's your manners? Be reasonable!

Synonyms

• 下數／下数 (Hakka)
• 儀禮／仪礼 (yílǐ)
• 形跡／形迹 (xíngjì)
• 禮制／礼制 (lǐzhì)
• 禮數／礼数 (lǐshù)
• 禮法／礼法 (lǐfǎ)
• 禮節／礼节 (lǐjié)
• 禮路／礼路 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 規矩／规矩 (guījǔ) (figurative)
• 體統／体统 (tǐtǒng)
• 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

 

Derived terms

• 有禮貌／有礼貌 (yǒulǐmào)
• 講禮貌／讲礼貌 (jiǎng lǐmào)

 

Adjective

禮貌

1. polite; well-mannered; courteous

   禮貌用語／礼貌用语  ―  lǐmào yòngyǔ  ―  polite expressions

   盯著別人看很不禮貌。 [MSC, trad.]
   盯着别人看很不礼貌。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dīng zhe biérén kàn hěn bù lǐmào. [Pinyin]

   It's not polite to stare.

Synonyms

• 規矩／规矩 (guījǔ)
• 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

Adverb

禮貌

1. with courtesy

   禮貌待人／礼貌待人  ―  lǐmào dàirén  ―  to treat people with courtesy