克己复礼
kè​jǐ​fù​lǐ

to restrain oneself and return to the rites

  • created sense approved 克己复礼/克己復禮 · kè​jǐ​fù​lǐ · to restrain oneself and return to the rites — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    克己复礼 / 克己復禮

    kè​jǐ​fù​lǐ

    to restrain oneself and return to the rites

    To restrain one's selfish desires and ensure that one's words and actions conform to proper etiquette; a core Confucian concept of self-discipline from the Analects

    克己 (literal) → 克己 · kè​jǐ · self-restraint 复 (literal) → 复/復 · fù · to restore 礼 (literal) → 礼/禮 · lǐ · propriety

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    created sense