礼乐
lǐ yuè
Pinyin

Definition

礼乐
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lǐ yuè
  1. (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

快乐
kuài lè
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 merry
乐
Lè
  1. 1 surname Le
乐园
lè yuán
  1. 1 paradise
欢乐
huān lè
  1. 1 gaiety
  2. 2 gladness
  3. 3 glee
  4. 4 merriment
  5. 5 pleasure
  6. 6 happy
  7. 7 joyous
  8. 8 gay
礼
Lǐ
  1. 1 surname Li
  2. 2 abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Lǐ jì], Classic of Rites
礼物
lǐ wù
  1. 1 gift
  2. 2 present
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn],個|个[gè],份[fèn]
音乐
yīn yuè
  1. 1 music
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng],曲[qǔ],段[duàn]
不亦乐乎
bù yì lè hū
  1. 1 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  2. 2 fig. (jocularly) extremely
  3. 3 awfully
享乐
xiǎng lè
  1. 1 to enjoy life
  2. 2 pleasures of life
俱乐部
jù lè bù
  1. 1 club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
典礼
diǎn lǐ
  1. 1 celebration
  2. 2 ceremony
可口可乐
Kě kǒu kě lè
  1. 1 Coca-Cola
可乐
kě lè
  1. 1 amusing
  2. 2 entertaining
  3. 3 (loanword) cola
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
  1. 1 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
  2. 2 to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
喜怒哀乐
xǐ nù āi lè
  1. 1 four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn nù], sorrow 悲哀[bēi āi] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuài lè]
喜乐
xǐ lè
  1. 1 joy
娱乐
yú lè
  1. 1 to entertain
  2. 2 to amuse
  3. 3 entertainment
  4. 4 recreation
  5. 5 amusement
  6. 6 hobby
  7. 7 fun
  8. 8 joy
婚礼
hūn lǐ
  1. 1 wedding ceremony
  2. 2 wedding
  3. 3 CL:場|场[chǎng]
安乐
Ān lè
  1. 1 Anle district of Keelung City 基隆市[Jī lóng shì], Taiwan
家乐福
Jiā lè fú
  1. 1 Carrefour, French supermarket chain

Idioms (20)

以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
  1. 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
  2. 2 We should do this.
  3. 3 Go for it!
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. 2 (any number of possible translations)
助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
  1. 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
千里马常有，而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
  1. 1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
  1. 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
  1. 1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
  2. 2 make merry while you can
  3. 3 carpe diem
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
  1. 1 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
  2. 2 to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
喜闻乐见
xǐ wén lè jiàn
  1. 1 to love to hear and see (idiom)
  2. 2 well received
  3. 3 to one's liking
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
  1. 1 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
安贫乐道
ān pín lè dào
  1. 1 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
寻欢作乐
xún huān zuò lè
  1. 1 pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
幸灾乐祸
xìng zāi lè huò
  1. 1 lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
  2. 2 Schadenfreude
恣意行乐
zì yì xíng lè
  1. 1 to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom)
指挥有方，人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
  1. 1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
  1. 1 diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì
  1. 1 to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)

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