礼义廉耻

Traditional: 禮義廉恥

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Dictionary entry

(idiom) propriety, justice, integrity and a sense of shame (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2])

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礼义廉耻 (lǐ yì lián chǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) propriety, justice, integrity and a sense of shame (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2])

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礼Lǐsurname Li · abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites 义Yìsurname Yi · (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])廉liánold variant of 廉[lian2]耻chǐ(bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace

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