克己复礼
Traditional form:
克己復禮
Pinyin (reading):
kèjǐfùlǐ
Definitions:
- restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
- (any number of possible translations)
Characters:
- 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
- 己 - self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
- 复 - again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
- 礼 - courtesy, manners, social customs
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