IMPOLITE    不禮貌無禮

INTERACT so as to be UNRESTRAINED AND NOT POLITE to OTHERS.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard word for public impoliteness is wǔ 侮 which enters surprisingly often into descriptive and perhaps intensitive binomes. 2. The current philosophically explicit phrase is wú lǐ 無禮
Modern Chinese Criteria
不禮貌 不客氣 簡慢 怠慢 輕慢 少禮 非禮 失禮 不周 refers to inconsiderate and thoughtless rather than deliberate politeness. 元龍高臥 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • HUMILIATE　Be IMPOLITE to someone so as to CAUSE that person to FEEL SHAME. (anc: 14/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • RESPECTADMIRE as NOBLE AND SERVE POLITELY.
Hypernym
  • INTERACT　ACT so as to CAUSE ANOTHER TO REACT. (anc: 12/0, child: 14)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • Theophrast, Charaktere ( THEOPHRASTUS 1960) p. no. 20

  • Theophrast, Charaktere ( THEOPHRASTUS 1960) p. no. 9

    • Words (19 items)

    無禮  wú lǐ OC: ma riiʔ MC: mi̯o lei 29 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPab{vt+N}actimpolite behaviour, lack of politeness in behaviour
    • VP[adN]N=humthose who are impolite> those who are impolite
    • VPiactbe impolite, behave impolitely; (of states:) show disregard for politeness
    • VPt(oN)consider as contravening ritual propriety
    • VPt+prep+Nbe impolite towards
    • VPtoNbehave impolitely towards
    慢  màn OC: mroons MC: mɣan 15 Attributions

    Màn 慢 (ant. jìng 敬 "pay proper and respectful attention to") and jiǎn 簡 (ant. xì 細 "pay detailed attention to") refer to a typically deliberate and defiant, often a deliberately outrageous, failure to pay proper attention to what is expected to be heeded.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 敬/RESPECT The current general word for respectful attitudes and actions is jìng 敬 (ant. màn 慢 "fail to show proper respect for").

      Syntactic words
    • nabactinappropriate dereliction of duty
    • vt+V[0]be neglectful with respect to Ving
    • vt[oN]be rudely negligent, negligently supercilious, be self-indulgently informal
    • vtoNbe arrogantly and impolitely negligent towards others; fail to pay proper attention to
    • vtoNpassivebecome neglected; get practised in a careless way
    侮  wǔ OC: moʔ MC: mi̯o 13 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactlack of polite diligence
    • vadNlacking in polite respect
    • vibe rudeCH
    • vt[oN]be impolite
    • vtoNtreat impolitely; fail to show due respect towards
    • vtoNpassivebe treated with insufficient respect
    失禮  shī lǐ OC: lʰiɡ riiʔ MC: ɕit lei 11 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactfail to live up to the requirements of ritual propriety; be negligent/fail in matters of polite ritual propriety
    不敬  bù jìng OC: pɯʔ kreŋs MC: pi̯ut kɣaŋ 9 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactdisrespect; lack of diligent respect
    • VPiactengage in disrespectful impolite behaviour
    • VPt(oN)fail to show proper respect for the contextually determinate N; be impolite to N
    • VPtoNchangestart to show disrespect for; cease to respect as before
    非禮  fēi lǐ OC: pɯl riiʔ MC: pɨi lei 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe contrary to the requirements of ritual
    驕侮  jiāo wǔ OC: krew moʔ MC: kiɛu mi̯o 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNarrogantly impolite
    • VPiactshow arrogant impoliteness
    • VPtoNtreat with arrogant impoliteness
    狎侮  xiá wǔ OC: ɡraab moʔ MC: ɦɣap mi̯o 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNbe impolitely over-familiar towards or with
    倨侮  jù wǔ OC: kas moʔ MC: ki̯ɤ mi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactbe excessively informal, rude, and impolite
    輕侮  qīng wǔ OC: kheŋ moʔ MC: khiɛŋ mi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNbe rude to, fail to show proper respect
    無狀  wú zhuàng OC: ma sɡraŋs MC: mi̯o ɖʐi̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactimproprieties, malfeasance
    • VPiimpolite; improper
    謾侮  màn wǔ OC: mroons moʔ MC: mɣan mi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNtreat impolitely
    不恪  bù kè OC: pɯʔ khlaaɡ MC: pi̯ut khɑk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactfailure to show proper respectful behaviour
    簡侮  jiǎn wǔ OC: kreenʔ moʔ MC: kɣɛn mi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNbe informal and impolite in one's dealings with
    媟  xiè OC: sled MC: siɛt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabactdisrespectful behaviour
    惰  duò OC: ɡ-lools MC: dʷɑ
    惰  duò OC: ɡ-loolʔ MC: dʷɑ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]be impolite to others
    • vtoNfeel no respect for; show no respect for
    蔑侮  miè wǔ OC: meed moʔ MC: met mi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNshow impolite disdain towards
    慢狎  màn xiá OC: mroons ɡraab MC: mɣan ɦɣap 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNbe rude to; be impolite to; be unduly familiar with 宋 沈括 《夢溪筆談‧人事一》：" 趙閱道 為 成都 轉運使，出行部內，唯攜一琴一鶴，坐則看鶴鼓琴。嘗過 青城山 ，遇雪，舍於逆旅。逆旅之人，不知其使者也，或慢狎之，公穨然鼓琴不問。"
    怭  bì OC: biɡ MC: bit 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viarchaic be rude