禮儀

See also: 礼儀 and 礼仪

Chinese edit

	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 edit

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.]

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 edit

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

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 Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lî-ngì
  - Hakka Romanization System: li´ ngiˇ
  - 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/

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	/lei^X/	/ŋˠiᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/lei^X/	/ŋᵚiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/lɛi^X/	/ŋiɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɛj^X/	/ŋjiə̆/
Li Rong	/lei^X/	/ŋje/
Wang Li	/liei^X/	/ŋǐe/
Bernard Karlgren	/liei^X/	/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	‹ lej^X ›	‹ 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 edit

禮儀

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 edit

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

Derived terms edit

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

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (禮儀):

→ Japanese: 禮儀(れいぎ) (reigi)

Japanese edit

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

Noun edit

禮(れい)儀(ぎ) • (reigi)

Kyūjitai form of 礼儀 (“manners”)