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講禮貌

講禮貌

See also: 讲礼貌

Chinese

		to stress, to pay attention to	politeness; manners; courtesy
trad. (講禮貌)		講	禮貌
simp. (讲礼貌)		讲	礼貌

Verb

講禮貌

to promote good manners; to strive for courtesy; to be polite

一定要講禮貌！冇得揀！ [Cantonese, trad.]

一定要讲礼貌！冇得拣！ [Cantonese, simp.]

Jat¹ ding⁶ jiu³gong² lai⁵ maau⁶! Mou⁵ dak¹ gaan²! [Jyutping]

You must be polite! You have no choice!

Synonyms

守禮／守礼 (shǒulǐ)
有禮／有礼 (yǒulǐ)
有禮貌／有礼貌 (yǒulǐmào)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiǎng lǐmào

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gong² lai⁵ maau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎng lǐmào
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeang liimaw
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gong² lai⁵ maau⁶
  - Yale: góng láih maauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gong² lai⁵ maau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³⁵ lɐi̯¹³ mɑːu̯²²/