禮貌

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
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): lé-māu / lé-bāu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): loi² mao⁶ / li² mao⁶

• Wu (Wiktionary): li mau (T3)

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• 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): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 禮貌／礼貌 禮帽／礼帽

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai⁵ maau⁶
    • Yale: láih maauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁵ maau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁵ mao⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯¹³ maːu̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lî-mau
    • Hakka Romanization System: li´ mau
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li¹ mau⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /li²⁴⁻¹¹ mau̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (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
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: li mau (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²² mɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

禮貌

1. (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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Synonyms of 禮貌

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 (Min Nan) 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

1. 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

1. with courtesy

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