礼尚往来

Traditional form:

禮尚往來

Pinyin (reading):

lǐshàngwǎnglái

Definitions:

• lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
• fig. to return politeness for politeness

Characters:

• 礼 - courtesy, manners, social customs
• 尚 - still, yet; even; fairly, rather
• 往 - to go, to depart; past, former
• 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on

Traditional characters:

• 禮 - courtesy, manners, social customs
• 尚 - still, yet; even; fairly, rather
• 往 - to go, to depart; past, former
• 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on