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 (Jyutping): lai⁵ ji⁶ lim⁴

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• 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/

Adjective

禮義廉

1. Synonym of 無恥 (wúchǐ, “shameless”)

Proper noun

禮義廉

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory, originally Internet slang) Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)