虛禮

See also: 虚礼

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	gift; propriety; rite
trad. (虛禮)		虛	禮
simp. (虚礼)		虚	礼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xūlǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄌㄧˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xūlǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄌㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syulǐ
  - Wade–Giles: hsü¹-li³
  - Yale: syū-lǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiulii
  - Palladius: сюйли (sjujli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    虛禮 / 虚礼

Noun

虛禮

insincere courtesy
- 人已早死，又未見面，行那虛禮何用？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  人已早死，又未见面，行那虚礼何用？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: 清·隨緣下士《林蘭香》第十八回
  Rén yǐ zǎo sǐ, yòu wèi jiànmiàn, xíng nà xūlǐ hé yòng? [Pinyin]
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- 八，泥虛禮而尚虛文； [MSC, trad.]
  八，泥虚礼而尚虚文； [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1926年7月2日，魯迅《馬上支日記》
  bā, ní xūlǐ ér shàng xūwén; [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Verb

虛禮

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- 世霸虛禮，州壤推風。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  世霸虚礼，州壤推风。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 南朝宋·顏延之《陶徵士誄》
  Shìbà xūlǐ, zhōurǎng tuīfēng. [Pinyin]
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- 那道士換了一件衣服，虛禮謙恭，走將出去，請唐僧等又至客位坐下。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  那道士换了一件衣服，虚礼谦恭，走将出去，请唐僧等又至客位坐下。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE
  Nà dàoshì huàn le yījiàn yīfú, xūlǐ qiāngōng, zǒu jiāng chūqù, qǐng Tángsēng děng yòu zhì kèwèi zuòxià. [Pinyin]
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