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禮多人不怪

简礼多人不怪 · 繁禮多人不怪

Mandarin · pinyin lǐ duō rén bù guài

nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
courtesy costs nothing

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禮: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
怪: guài · strange, unusual, peculiar
礼: lǐ · social custom; manners; courtesy; rites

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3–1–2–4–4 · li3 duo1 ren2 bu4 guai4

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lai5 do1 jan4 bat1 gwaai3

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proverb

nobody will find fault with extra courtesy; courtesy costs nothing; you won't be blamed for being too polite

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