守禮

See also: 守礼

Chinese

		to guard	gift; propriety; rite
trad. (守禮)		守	禮
simp. (守礼)		守	礼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒulǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² lai⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǒulǐ [Phonetic: shóulǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooulii
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒulǐ
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² lai⁵
  - Yale: sáu láih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² lai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² lei⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ lɐi̯¹³/

Verb

守禮

(literary) to follow rules of courtesy; to observe good manners
一定要守禮！冇得揀！ [Cantonese, trad.]
一定要守礼！冇得拣！ [Cantonese, simp.]
Jat¹ ding⁶ jiu³ sau² lai⁵! Mou⁵ dak¹ gaan²! [Jyutping]
You must be polite! You have no choice!

Synonyms

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

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (守禮):

→ Vietnamese: thủ lễ (守禮)

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