禮儀

See also: 礼儀 and 礼仪

Chinese

		gift; propriety; rite	apparatus; rites; appearance apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony
trad. (禮儀)		禮	儀
simp. (礼仪)		礼	仪
alternative forms		礼儀 ancient
anagram		儀禮／仪礼

Etymology

Attested earliest in the Classic of Poetry:

為賓為客、獻酬交錯。禮儀卒度、笑語卒獲。……禮儀既備、鍾鼓既戒。…… [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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为宾为客、献酬交错。礼仪卒度、笑语卒获。……礼仪既备、钟鼓既戒。…… [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Wéi bīn wéi kè, xiànchóu jiāocuò. Lǐyí zú dù, xiàoyǔ zú huò....... Lǐyí jì bèi, zhōnggǔ jì jiè....... [Pinyin]

The guests and visitors present the cup, and drink all round. Every form is according to rule; every smile and word are as they should be. [...] The ceremonies having thus been completed, and the bells and drums having given their warning, [...]

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐyí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁵ ji⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lî-ngì
• Eastern Min (BUC): lā̤-ngì
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lé-gî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐyí
    • Wade–Giles: li³-i²
    • Yale: lǐ-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liiyi
    • Palladius: лии (lii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai⁵ ji⁴
    • Yale: láih yìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁵ ji⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁵ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯¹³ jiː²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lî-ngì
    • Hakka Romanization System: li^ˊ ngi^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li¹ ngi²
    • Sinological IPA: /li²⁴ ŋi¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: lā̤-ngì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃ɛ³³⁻²¹ ŋi⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lé-gî
    • Tâi-lô: lé-gî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lefgii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /le⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡi²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /le⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi²³/

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• Middle Chinese: lejX ngje

Rime
Character	禮	儀
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)	支 (13)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	III
Fanqie	盧啓切	魚羈切
Baxter	lejX	ngje
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/leiX/	/ŋˠiᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/leiX/	/ŋᵚiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/lɛiX/	/ŋiɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɛjX/	/ŋjiə̆/
Li Rong	/leiX/	/ŋje/
Wang Li	/lieiX/	/ŋǐe/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lieiX/	/ŋie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǐ	yí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lai5	ji4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[r]ˤijʔ  ŋ(r)aj/

  (Zhengzhang): /*riːʔ  ŋral/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	禮	儀
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	lǐ	yí
Middle Chinese	‹ lejX ›	‹ ngje ›
Old Chinese	/*[r]ˁijʔ/	/*ŋ(r)aj/
English	propriety, ceremony	right, proper; ceremony
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	禮	儀
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	7839	13046
Phonetic component	豊	我
Rime group	脂	歌
Rime subdivision	2	1
Corresponding MC rime	禮	宜
Old Chinese	/*riːʔ/	/*ŋral/

Noun

禮儀

1. ceremony; etiquette; rituals; rites; protocol; decorum

   • 禮儀三百，威儀三千，待其人然後行。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     礼仪三百，威仪三千，待其人然后行。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Lǐyí sānbǎi, wēiyí sānqiān, dài qí rén ránhòu xíng. [Pinyin]

     The ceremonies of ritual number three hundred and the ceremonies of etiquette number three thousand: all await the right man before they can be put into practice.

Synonyms

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• 儀式／仪式 (yíshì)
• 典禮／典礼 (diǎnlǐ)
• 式 (shì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 禮義／礼义 (lǐyì)

 

Derived terms

• 時辰禮儀／时辰礼仪 (shíchén lǐyí)
• 禮儀之邦／礼仪之邦 (lǐyízhībāng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (禮儀):

• → Japanese: 禮儀(れいぎ) (reigi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
禮	儀
れい Jinmeiyō	ぎ Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

禮(れい)儀(ぎ) • (reigi) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 礼儀 (“manners”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
禮	儀

Noun

禮儀 • (yeui) (hangeul 예의)

1. hanja form^? of 예의

Noun

禮儀 • (ryeui) (hangeul 례의)

1. hanja form^? of 례의

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
禮	儀

Verb

禮儀

1. chữ Hán form of lễ nghi (“rites, rituals”).