礼乐 (禮樂)
lǐ yuè
Pinyin
Definition
礼乐 (禮樂)
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- (Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
以礼相待
- 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
何乐而不为
- 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
- 2 We should do this.
- 3 Go for it!
先礼后兵
- 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
- 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
克己复礼
- 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
- 2 (any number of possible translations)
助人为乐
- 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)