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 (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶li-mau

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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    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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lî-mau
  - Hakka Romanization System: li^ˊ 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

(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

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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

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

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