礼教

禮教

lǐjiào

noun #63,131

Meanings

1 Confucian code of ritual ethics; feudal moral teaching

Characters

ritual / propriety

teaching / doctrine

Examples

她从小接受传统礼教的熏陶。

Tā cóng xiǎo jiēshòu chuántǒng lǐjiào de xūntáo.

She was brought up in traditional Confucian ethics from childhood.

五四运动批判封建礼教。

Wǔsì yùndòng pīpàn fēngjiàn lǐjiào.

The May Fourth Movement criticized feudal Confucian ethics.

Tips

history

Refers to the Confucian system of ritual propriety (礼) governing family, gender, and social hierarchy. By the early 20th century it had become a target: Lu Xun's 《狂人日记》 (1918) famously accused 礼教 of 'eating people' (吃人), making it shorthand for oppressive tradition in May Fourth-era critique.

Stroke Order

礼 lǐ

教 jiāo