禮義廉
Chinese
| gift; propriety; rite | justice; righteousness; meaning | uncorrupt; inexpensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (禮義廉) | 禮 | 義 | 廉 | |
| simp. (礼义廉) | 礼 | 义 | 廉 | |
Etymology
Omission of 恥 from 禮義廉恥, implying a lack of 恥 (“sense of shame”).
The sense for DAB was popularized through the controversy about a T-shirt sold at New Year's market in 2010 by League of Social Democrats, which was printed with the parody logo of DAB, but with the party name changed into 禮義廉.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lai5 ji6 lim4
- Yale: láih yih lìhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: lai5 ji6 lim4
- Guangdong Romanization: lei5 yi6 lim4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐi̯¹³ jiː²² liːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
禮義廉
Proper noun
禮義廉
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory, originally Internet slang) Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)