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Monday
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  *禮* | 禮* | *禮
surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记, Classic of Rites
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gift / rite / ceremony / CL: / propriety / etiquette / courtesy
HSK 5
righteousness / justice
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记)
Liquan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
to worship; to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque)
gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute) / salvo
etiquette / ceremony
HSK 7-9
courtesy; politeness; manners / courteous; polite
HSK 5
to salute / salute
HSK 7-9
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (Tw)
courteous / polite
slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
circumcision (male or female)
gift; present / CL: , 個|个,
HSK 2
Thursday
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
assembly hall; auditorium / CL:
HSK 6
lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) / fig. to return politeness for politeness
to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday
HSK 5
fireworks
empty formality
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
wedding ceremony / wedding / CL: 場|场
HSK 4
respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
baptism (lit. or fig.)
HSK 7-9
respect for the wise
generous gifts
to give a present
HSK 6
funeral
refined and courteous / urbane
HSK 7-9
rude / rudely
gift voucher / gift coupon
(Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)
Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
betrothal gift
burial / funeral
HSK 7-9
betrothal gift / bride price
Tuesday
etiquette
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) / to respond in kind
state gift; official gift exchanged between heads of state or governments
sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China
a land of ceremony and propriety
Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901
Friday
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
inauguration
ceremonial robe / formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
HSK 7-9
too polite / overcourteous
to salute / to make one's salutations
courtesy / deferential treatment / polite reception
opening ceremony
to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom) / (fig.) to worship / to bow down to
humble expression for generous gift
confirmation (Christian ceremony)
to stand on ceremony / punctilious
sacrificial offerings / worship / religious rite
Wednesday
chapel / church (Protestant)
ceremony; celebration
HSK 5
Sunday
honorarium / gift as thanks
to return a politeness / to present a gift in return
to accept a gift / to acknowledge greetings
birthday present (for an old person)
ordination
etiquette / custom
Classic of Rites
to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety)
to behave informally as equals / not to stand on ceremony
concierge
to praise / well done, bravo!
top hat
Chongli, a district of Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市, Hebei
to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site) / to go on a sightseeing tour
graduation ceremony; commencement exercises
etiquette / system of rites
rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray / cf. 禮樂|礼乐
etiquette / ceremonial rites
to show consideration for (others) / to yield to (another vehicle etc) / courtesy / comity
nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom) / courtesy costs nothing
liturgical
launching ceremony
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
ritual object; sacrificial vessel
Saturday
Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)
Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries
shower (for bride, baby etc)
coming of age ceremony

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