DECENT    像樣

GOOD so as to CONFORM to CUSTOMS in a GROUP.
RESTRAINEDMODERATEPROPERCORRECTAPPROPRIATEAPTFITTINGSUITABLERESPECTABLEDIGNIFIEDDECOROUSSEEMLYNICETASTEFULCONVENTIONALACCEPTEDSTANDARDTRADITIONALORTHODOXCOMME IL FAUT
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current word in general use is jié 節 (ant. yín 淫 "unrestrained") which refers primarily to decency in behaviour. 2. Liáng 良 (ant.* bào 暴 "recklessness") is decency of attitude as well as decency in action. 3. Jiǎn 儉 (ant. chǐ 侈 "excessiveness") is the important virtue of decent restraint in Confucian moral spirituality and it is something cultivated by a moral effort. 4. Shú 淑 refers in a poetic way to the proper unassuming modesty of a person, especially of attractive women in ancient Chinese society. 5. Ràng 讓 (ant. màn 慢 "be impolite to") is marginal in this group and refers to polite deference in interaction with others. See YIELD
Modern Chinese Criteria
禮節 is the current modern word for propriety and decency. 禮數 禮俗 過節兒 儀檢 正經 善良 像樣 正派 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • CHASTE　AVOID INTERCOURSE. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • UNRESTRAINEDLACK MODERATION AND ACT CONFORMING to one's DESIRES.
  • LEWDUNRESTRAINED NOT APPROPRIATE TENDENCY towards SEEKING INTERCOURSE.
See also
  • SERIOUSEARNEST AND BELIEVING ONE'S ACTS to be IMPORTANT.
  • MODERATIONCULTIVATE ONESELF so as to cause oneself to BE ENDURINGLY RESTRAINED.
Hypernym
  • GOOD　EXCELLENT in VIRTUE OR in IMPORTANT SKILL. (anc: 5/0, child: 6)
  • EXCELLENT　FEATURE BECAUSE of which SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS OR SHOULD BE PREFERRED to OTHERS (anc: 4/0, child: 11)
  • FEATURE　ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 21

    553. Inter Temperantiam et temperationem sic discernitur, ut temperantia animorum sit, temperatio rerum.

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    TEMPERANTIA

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 323

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 1.358

    ANSTAENDIGKEIT

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.347:235

    DECENCE.DIGNITE.GRAVITE

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.157.117

    RETENUE.MODESTIE

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 64A

    WOHLERZOGENHEIT

    • Words (7 items)

    節  jié OC: tsiiɡ MC: tset 13 Attributions

    The current word in general use is jié 節 (ant. yín 淫 "unrestrained") which refers primarily to decency in behaviour.

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 清/PURE Qīng 清 (ant. zhuó 濁 "dirty, impure") and the rarer chéng 澂 emphasises the absence of any admixtures that might make something less transparent and translucent.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactmodesty, (female) virtue; probity; proper constraint, proper moderation; rules of decent behaviour
    • viactshow proper modesty and/or restraint
    • visubject=nonhumanbe decentLZ
    良  liáng OC: ɡ-raŋ MC: li̯ɐŋ 6 Attributions

    Liáng 良 (ant.* bào 暴"recklessness") is decency of attitude as well as decency in action.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactdecency, proper behaviour
    • vadNdecent; seemly; becoming
    • vibe decent, seemly, becoming
    儉  jiǎn OC: ɡromʔ MC: giɛm 5 Attributions

    Jiǎn 儉 (ant. chǐ 侈 "excessiveness") is the important virtue of decent restraint in Confucian moral spirituality and it is something cultivated by a moral effort.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 恭 / 共/RESPECT Gōng 恭 (ant. jù 倨 "behave in an informal impolite way") refers specifically to private proper polite and respectful attitudes shown to a deserving person.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVmodestly
    • viactbe modest and unassuming in action
    讓  ràng OC: njaŋs MC: ȵi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions

    Ràng 讓 (ant. màn 慢 "be impolite to") is marginal in this group and refers to polite deference in interaction with others. See YIELD

      Syntactic words
    • nabdecent renunciation; proper renunciation
    • vibe an example of decent unimposing renunciation
    淑  shū OC: ɡljɯwɡ MC: dʑuk 2 Attributions

    Shú 淑 refers in a poetic way to the proper unassuming modesty of a person, especially of attractive women in ancient Chinese society.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNmodest and unassuming (especially but not exclusively of women) SHI
    不欲  bù yù OC: pɯʔ k-loɡ MC: pi̯ut ji̯ok 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe free from improper desires and lust
    雅馴  yǎ xún OC: ŋɡraaʔ sɢʷun MC: ŋɣɛ zʷin 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe decent and not vulgar