禮讚

Chinese

		gift; propriety; rite	to praise
trad. (禮讚/禮贊)		禮	讚/贊
simp. (礼赞)		礼	赞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐzàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄗㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lai⁵ zaan³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lé-chàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐzàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄗㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐzàn
    • Wade–Giles: li³-tsan⁴
    • Yale: lǐ-dzàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liitzann
    • Palladius: лицзань (liczanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lai⁵ zaan³
    • Yale: láih jaan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lai⁵ dzaan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lei⁵ zan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐi̯¹³ t͡saːn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lé-chàn
    • Tâi-lô: lé-tsàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lefzaxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /le⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡san⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /le⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²¹/

Verb

禮讚

1. (transitive) to praise respectfully
2. (Buddhism) to worship and praise Triple Gem; to praise Buddha

Synonyms

• 名目 (míngmù) (Classical Chinese)
• 吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
• 吹捧 (chuīpěng)
• 咨嗟 (zījiē) (literary)
• 嘆／叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 嘉勉 (jiāmiǎn) (formal, to praise and encourage)
• 嘆美／叹美 (tànměi) (literary)
• 嘉許／嘉许 (jiāxǔ)
• 嘆賞／叹赏 (tànshǎng)
• 捧 (pěng)
• 揄揚／揄扬 (yúyáng) (literary)
• 稱美／称美 (chēngměi) (literary)
• 稱許／称许 (chēngxǔ)
• 稱謂／称谓 (chēngwèi) (literary)
• 稱譽／称誉 (chēngyù) (literary)
• 稱讚／称赞 (chēngzàn)
• 稱道／称道 (chēngdào)
• 稱頌／称颂 (chēngsòng)
• 表彰 (biǎozhāng)
• 表揚／表扬 (biǎoyáng)
• 褒揚／褒扬 (bāoyáng)
• 誇／夸 (kuā)
• 誇獎／夸奖 (kuājiǎng)
• 讚嘆／赞叹 (zàntàn)
• 讚揚／赞扬 (zànyáng)
• 讚美／赞美 (zànměi)
• 讚許／赞许 (zànxǔ)
• 讚頌／赞颂 (zànsòng)
• 賞／赏 (shǎng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 頌讚／颂赞 (sòngzàn)
• 顯揚／显扬 (xiǎnyáng) (literary)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (禮讚):

• → Japanese: 礼賛(らいさん) (raisan)
• → Korean: 예찬(禮讚) (yechan)