"禮尚往來" meaning in Chinese

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      "english": "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.",
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      "ref": " The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version",
      "roman": "Tàishàng guì dé, qícì wù shī bào. Lǐ shàng wǎnglái. Wǎng ér bù lái, fēilǐ yě; lái ér bù wǎng, yì fēilǐ yě.",
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      "text": "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。",
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      "english": "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.",
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      "roman": "Tàishàng guì dé, qícì wù shī bào. Lǐ shàng wǎnglái. Wǎng ér bù lái, fēilǐ yě; lái ér bù wǎng, yì fēilǐ yě.",
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      "text": "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。",
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  "etymology_text": "From the Book of Rites, Book 1 (《禮記·曲禮上》)",
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      "form": "礼尚往来",
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      "zh-pron": "lǐshàngwǎnglái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "lai⁵ soeng⁶ wong⁵ loi⁴"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "lǐshàngwǎnglái"
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      "zh-pron": "lǐshàngwǎnglái"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "li³-shang⁴-wang³-lai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lǐ-shàng-wǎng-lái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liishanqwoanglai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лишанванлай"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lišanvanlaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/",
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    },
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "lai⁵ soeng⁶ wong⁵ loi⁴"
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      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/lɐi̯¹³ sœːŋ²² wɔːŋ¹³ lɔːi̯²¹/",
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    "Chinese terms spelled with 尚",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 往",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 禮",
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      "english": "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.",
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      "roman": "Tàishàng guì dé, qícì wù shī bào. Lǐ shàng wǎnglái. Wǎng ér bù lái, fēilǐ yě; lái ér bù wǎng, yì fēilǐ yě.",
      "tags": [
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      "text": "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。",
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      "english": "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.",
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      "roman": "Tàishàng guì dé, qícì wù shī bào. Lǐ shàng wǎnglái. Wǎng ér bù lái, fēilǐ yě; lái ér bù wǎng, yì fēilǐ yě.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
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      "text": "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。",
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