来而不往非礼也

Traditional: 來而不往非禮也

lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě

Dictionary entry

not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)

What does 来而不往非礼也 mean?

来而不往非礼也 (lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)

2to respond in kind

Character breakdown

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来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)而érand · as well as 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-往wǎngto go (in a direction) · to 非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 礼Lǐsurname Li · abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites 也Yěsurname Ye

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来而不往非礼也

lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě

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