There are 38 total results for your propriety search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
禮 礼 see styles |
lǐ li3 li rai らい |
gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy (personal name) Rai Worship, offerings, rites; ritual, ceremonial, decorum, courtesy, etiquette. |
四維 四维 see styles |
sì wéi si4 wei2 ssu wei shii; shiyui(ok) / shi; shiyui(ok) しい; しゆい(ok) |
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor; see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3]; the four directions; the four limbs (Chinese medicine); four-dimensional (1) (See 四隅・2) four ordinal directions; (2) (しい only) (from Guanzi) four cardinal principles of the state (propriety, justice, integrity, sense of shame); (surname) Yotsui The four half points of the compass, N. E., N. W., S. E., S. W. |
事理 see styles |
shì lǐ shi4 li3 shih li jiri じり |
reason; logic reason; facts; propriety; sense Practice and theory; phenomenon and noumenon, activity and principle, or the absolute; phenomena ever change, the underlying principle, being absolute, neither changes nor acts, it is the 眞如 q. v. also v. 理. For 事理法界 (事理無礙法界) v. 四法界. |
五常 see styles |
wǔ cháng wu3 chang2 wu ch`ang wu chang gojou / gojo ごじょう |
the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4]; alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3lun2], the five cardinal relationships; alternative term for 五行[wu3xing2], the five elements the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence); (place-name) Gojō five constant [virtues] |
作法 see styles |
zuò fǎ zuo4 fa3 tso fa sahou(p); sakuhou / saho(p); sakuho さほう(P); さくほう |
course of action; method of doing something; practice; modus operandi (1) (さほう only) manners; etiquette; propriety; (2) manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making Karma, which results from action, i.e. the "deeds" of body or mouth; to perform ceremonies. |
分寸 see styles |
fēn cun fen1 cun5 fen ts`un fen tsun bunzu ぶんず |
propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms (place-name) Bunzu |
口德 see styles |
kǒu dé kou3 de2 k`ou te kou te |
propriety in speech |
可否 see styles |
kě fǒu ke3 fou3 k`o fou ko fou kahi かひ |
is it possible or not? (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) propriety; right and wrong; advisability; possibility; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) pro and con; ayes and noes |
四德 see styles |
sì dé si4 de2 ssu te shitoku |
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends; the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 The four nirvana virtues, or values, according to the Mahāyāna Nirvana Sutra: (1) 常德 permanence or eternity; (2) 樂德 joy; (3) 我德 personality or the soul; (4) 淨德 purity. These four important terms, while denied in the lower realms, are affirmed by the sutra in the transcendental, or nirvana-realm. |
官箴 see styles |
guān zhēn guan1 zhen1 kuan chen |
rules of propriety for government officials |
尺寸 see styles |
chǐ cun chi3 cun5 ch`ih ts`un chih tsun shakusun; sekisun しゃくすん; せきすん |
size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety (something) tiny; trifle |
当否 see styles |
touhi / tohi とうひ |
propriety; right or wrong; justice |
復禮 复礼 see styles |
fù lǐ fu4 li3 fu li fukurei |
returning propriety |
礼節 see styles |
reisetsu / resetsu れいせつ |
decorum; propriety; politeness |
端嚴 端严 see styles |
duān yán duan1 yan2 tuan yen tangon |
In strict propriety. |
越軌 越轨 see styles |
yuè guǐ yue4 gui3 yüeh kuei |
to run off the track; to step out of line; to overstep the bounds of propriety |
進退 进退 see styles |
jìn tuì jin4 tui4 chin t`ui chin tui shintai(p); shindai(ok) しんたい(P); しんだい(ok) |
to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety (noun/participle) (1) advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; movement; (noun/participle) (2) course of action; behaviour; conduct; attitude; (noun/participle) (3) remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving advancing and regressing; vacillation |
適否 see styles |
tekihi てきひ |
propriety; fitness; aptitude |
頃合 see styles |
koroai ころあい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) suitable time; good time; (2) propriety; moderation |
體統 体统 see styles |
tǐ tǒng ti3 tong3 t`i t`ung ti tung |
decorum; propriety; arrangement or form (of piece of writing) |
高低 see styles |
gāo dī gao1 di1 kao ti koutei(p); takahiku / kote(p); takahiku こうてい(P); たかひく |
height; level; (music) pitch; relative superiority; propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4 zhi1 gao1 di1]); no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc); at long last (noun/participle) high and low; rise and fall |
主人顔 see styles |
shujingao しゅじんがお |
propriety air |
失體統 失体统 see styles |
shī tǐ tǒng shi1 ti3 tong3 shih t`i t`ung shih ti tung |
lacking in propriety; bad form |
如法衣 see styles |
rú fǎ yī ru2 fa3 yi1 ju fa i nyohō e |
to wear clothes according to ritual or the propriety of the situation in Buddhism |
妥当性 see styles |
datousei / datose だとうせい |
validity; verification; propriety |
客氣話 客气话 see styles |
kè qi huà ke4 qi5 hua4 k`o ch`i hua ko chi hua |
words of politeness; politesse; decorous talking; talk with propriety |
正当性 see styles |
seitousei / setose せいとうせい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy; justifiability; validity |
頃合い see styles |
koroai ころあい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) suitable time; good time; (2) propriety; moderation |
三從四德 三从四德 see styles |
sān cóng sì dé san1 cong2 si4 de2 san ts`ung ssu te san tsung ssu te |
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 |
三綱五常 三纲五常 see styles |
sān gāng wǔ cháng san1 gang1 wu3 chang2 san kang wu ch`ang san kang wu chang |
three principles and five virtues (idiom); the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信) |
不知進退 不知进退 see styles |
bù zhī jìn tuì bu4 zhi1 jin4 tui4 pu chih chin t`ui pu chih chin tui |
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety |
仁義道德 仁义道德 see styles |
rén yì dào dé ren2 yi4 dao4 de2 jen i tao te |
compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues; mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical |
對大己法 对大己法 see styles |
duì dà jǐ fǎ dui4 da4 ji3 fa3 tui ta chi fa Tai daiko hō |
Rules of Propriety in respect to Seniority |
是非善悪 see styles |
zehizenaku ぜひぜんあく |
(yoji) rights and wrongs; the relative merits (of a case); propriety |
禮儀之邦 礼仪之邦 see styles |
lǐ yí zhī bāng li3 yi2 zhi1 bang1 li i chih pang |
a land of ceremony and propriety |
禮義廉恥 礼义廉耻 see styles |
lǐ yì lián chǐ li3 yi4 lian2 chi3 li i lien ch`ih li i lien chih |
sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2]) |
Variations: |
koroai ころあい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) suitable time; good time; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) propriety; moderation |
Variations: |
guai(具合, 工合)(p); guwai(ok) ぐあい(具合, 工合)(P); ぐわい(ok) |
(1) condition; state; (2) health; state (of health); (3) way; manner; (4) circumstance; luck; (5) face; dignity; decency; propriety |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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