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禮尚往來 (lai5 soeng6 wong5 loi4) — courtesy demands reciprocity in Cantonese

laiˏ₅禮soengˍ₆尚wongˏ₅往loiˎ₄來
简 礼尚往来
Mandarin Pinyin: li3 shang4 wang3 lai2

Meaning of 禮尚往來

nouncourtesy demands reciprocity
nounpay sb back in his own coin; give as good as one gets; treat sb the way he treats you
nounone good turn deserves another; kindness begets kindness; presents keep friendship warm
noun(saying) 1. Reciprocate; 2. Treated others with kindness as how they will treat you back;/Be kind to others that begets kindness in return

Characters in 禮尚往來

禮lai5
respect; treat with courtesy
尚soeng6
still; yet; even
往wong5
go; head for; leave for
來loi4
used after a verb to indicate the result

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