shī​lǐ

to lack etiquette

  • created sense approved 失礼/失禮 · shī​lǐ · to lack etiquette — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    失礼 / 失禮

    shī​lǐ

    to lack etiquette

    to act discourteously; to breach proper etiquette or manners

    失, 礼

    失 (literal) → 失 · shī · to violate 礼 (literal) → 礼/禮 · lǐ · etiquette

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  • created sense approved 失礼/失禮 · shī​lǐ · excuse me — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    失礼 / 失禮

    shī​lǐ

    excuse me

    a polite expression used to apologize for one's own lack of manners or for not hosting a guest properly

    失 (literal) → 失 · shī · to violate 礼 (literal) → 礼/禮 · lǐ · etiquette

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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