禮數

See also: 礼数

Chinese

		gift; propriety; rite	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (禮數)		禮	數
simp. (礼数)		礼	数

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐshù

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁵ sou³
• Eastern Min (BUC): lā̤-só
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lé-sò͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐshù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐshù
    • Wade–Giles: li³-shu⁴
    • Yale: lǐ-shù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liishuh
    • Palladius: лишу (lišu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai⁵ sou³
    • Yale: láih sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁵ sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁵ sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯¹³ sou̯³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: lā̤-só
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃ɛ³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)lou²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lé-sò͘
    • Tâi-lô: lé-sòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lefsox
    • IPA (Singapore): /le⁴²⁻²⁴ sɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /le⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /le⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/

Noun

禮數

1. courtesy; etiquette; rites
2. (historical) a hierarchical system of etiquette prevalent in premodern China, with different grades of courtesy based on differences in one's social rank

Synonyms

• (courtesy):

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

 

References

• “Entry #12573”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.