禮義廉

Chinese

		gift; propriety; rite	justice; righteousness; meaning	uncorrupt; inexpensive
trad. (禮義廉)		禮	義	廉
simp. (礼义廉)		礼	义	廉

Etymology

Omission of 恥 from 禮義廉恥, implying a lack of 恥 (“sense of shame”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁵ ji⁶ lim⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai⁵ ji⁶ lim⁴
    • Yale: láih yih lìhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁵ ji⁶ lim⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁵ yi⁶ lim⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯¹³ jiː²² liːm²¹/

Adjective

禮義廉

1. Synonym of 無恥 (wúchǐ, “shameless”)

Proper noun

禮義廉

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory, originally Internet slang) Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong