禮無不答
lǐ​wú​bù​dá

courtesy must be reciprocated

  • created sense approved 礼无不答/禮無不答 · lǐ​wú​bù​dá · courtesy must be reciprocated — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    礼无不答 / 禮無不答

    lǐ​wú​bù​dá

    courtesy must be reciprocated

    A set phrase meaning that common courtesy or gifts should always be returned; one must not accept a favor or a gift without giving something back.

    礼 (literal) → 礼/禮 · lǐ · etiquette 无不 (literal) → 无不/無不 · wú​bù · without exception 答 (literal) → 答 · dá · to reciprocate

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

    created sense