克己复礼

Traditional: 克己復禮

kè jǐ fù lǐ

Dictionary entry

restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties

What does 克己复礼 mean?

克己复礼 (kè jǐ fù lǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties

2(any number of possible translations)

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克Kèabbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia · (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia 己jǐself · oneself 复fùto go and return · to return 礼Lǐsurname Li · abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites

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