礼义廉耻 in English li3 yi4 lian2 chi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (that is to say the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2])

Simplified Characters

礼 义 廉 耻

Traditional Characters

禮 義 廉 恥

Pinyin

li3 yi4 lian2 chi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

礼li3surname Li 义yi4surname Yi 廉lian2old variant of 廉[lian2] 耻chi3shame