lễ giáo

Thân thiện

Một học sinh cúi chào thầy giáo với lễ giáo.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Rites and ethical norms: "Lễ giáo" refers to a system of prescribed rites, rituals, and ethical codes of conduct that individuals are expected to follow in social life, historically based on Confucian ideology.
   • Traditional propriety: It denotes the established rules of decorum, morality, and proper behavior within a traditional societal framework.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lễ giáo phong kiến đã ảnh hưởng sâu sắc đến xã hội Việt Nam xưa. (Feudal rites and ethical norms deeply influenced ancient Vietnamese society.)
  • Ông ấy là người rất coi trọng lễ giáo. (He is a person who highly values traditional propriety.)

Advanced Usage

• "trọng lễ giáo": to esteem/prize traditional rites and ethics.

  • Gia đình ấy vẫn còn rất trọng lễ giáo. (That family still highly esteems traditional rites and ethics.)

• "theo đúng lễ giáo": to act in accordance with proper rites and norms.

  • Mọi việc phải được tiến hành theo đúng lễ giáo. (Everything must be conducted in accordance with proper rites and norms.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lễ (noun): rite, ceremony, propriety. Often part of the compound concept.
• Giáo (noun, in this context): teaching, doctrine. Often part of the compound concept.
• Lễ nghi (noun): ceremonies and rituals (focuses more on ceremonial forms).
• Đạo đức (noun): morality, ethics (a broader, more general term for moral principles).

Synonyms

• Khuôn phép (noun): rules, regulations.
• Gia phong (noun): family traditions and rules of conduct.

Related Phrases

• Phép tắc lễ giáo: The rules and regulations of propriety.
  • Anh ta luôn tuân thủ phép tắc lễ giáo. (He always adheres to the rules of propriety.)

Related Idioms

• "Lễ giáo nghiêm minh": Strict and clear rites and ethics.
  • Một xã hội với lễ giáo nghiêm minh. (A society with strict and clear rites and ethics.)

Học thuật

noun

1. rites, ethical behaviour