"禮尚往來" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɐi̯¹³ sœːŋ²² wɔːŋ¹³ lɔːi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/, /lɐi̯¹³ sœːŋ²² wɔːŋ¹³ lɔːi̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: lǐshàngwǎnglái [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lai⁵ soeng⁶ wong⁵ loi⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lǐshàngwǎnglái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lǐshàngwǎnglái [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], li³-shang⁴-wang³-lai² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lǐ-shàng-wǎng-lái [Mandarin, Yale], liishanqwoanglai [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лишанванлай [Mandarin, Palladius], lišanvanlaj [Mandarin, Palladius], láih seuhng wóhng lòih [Cantonese, Yale], lai⁵ soeng⁶ wong⁵ loi⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lei⁵ sêng⁶ wong⁵ loi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From the Book of Rites, Book 1 (《禮記·曲禮上》): : 太上貴德，其次務施報。禮尚往來。往而不來，非禮也；來而不往，亦非禮也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]太上贵德，其次务施报。礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Tàishàng guì dé, qícì wù shī bào. Lǐ shàng wǎnglái. Wǎng ér bù lái, fēilǐ yě; lái ér bù wǎng, yì fēilǐ yě. [Pinyin] In the highest antiquity they prized (simply conferring) good; in the time next to this, giving and repaying was the thing attended to. And what the rules of propriety value is that reciprocity. If I give a gift and nothing comes in return, that is contrary to propriety; if the thing comes to me, and I give nothing in return, that also is contrary to propriety. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《禮記·曲禮上》)}} (《禮記·曲禮上》), {{zh-x|太上 貴 德，其次 務 施 報。禮.尚.往來。往 而 不 來，非禮 也；來 而 不 往，亦 非禮 也。|In the highest antiquity they prized (simply conferring) good; in the time next to this, giving and repaying was the thing attended to. And what the rules of propriety value is that reciprocity. If I give a gift and nothing comes in return, that is contrary to propriety; if the thing comes to me, and I give nothing in return, that also is contrary to propriety.|collapsed=y|ref=Liji-L}} 太上貴德，其次務施報。禮尚往來。往而不來，非禮也；來而不往，亦非禮也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]太上贵德，其次务施报。礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version Tàishàng guì dé, qícì wù shī bào. Lǐ shàng wǎnglái. Wǎng ér bù lái, fēilǐ yě; lái ér bù wǎng, yì fēilǐ yě. [Pinyin] In the highest antiquity they prized (simply conferring) good; in the time next to this, giving and repaying was the thing attended to. And what the rules of propriety value is that reciprocity. If I give a gift and nothing comes in return, that is contrary to propriety; if the thing comes to me, and I give nothing in return, that also is contrary to propriety. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 禮尚往來
  1. to reciprocate the courtesy shown to you by another; to treat others as you would like to be treated Tags: idiomatic
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  2. to reciprocate a gift; to give a gift in return Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-禮尚往來-zh-phrase-6YXEFni8 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese entries with language name categories using raw markup, Chinese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of Chinese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54

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