来而不往非礼也 in English lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei1 li3 ye3 Meaning

Meanings

  • not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)
  • to respond in kind

Simplified Characters

来 而 不 往 非 礼 也

Traditional Characters

來 而 不 往 非 禮 也

Pinyin

lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei1 li3 ye3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

来lai2to come 而er2and 不bu4(negative prefix) 往wang3to go (in a direction) 非fei1abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 礼li3surname Li 也ye3surname Ye