rě

喏

Character · Noun

used in 唱喏 (traditional greeting)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

used in 唱喏 (a traditional greeting involving a vocalization and hand gesture)

archaic

This reading only appears in the term 唱喏, referring to a traditional form of greeting or salutation where one makes a sound while bowing or saluting with hands folded.

Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
yuán员
jiàn见
miàn面
shí时
cháng常
cháng常
hù互
xiāng相
chàng唱
rě喏
 。

Ancient officials often performed the chang-re greeting when meeting each other.

Nà那
shū书
tóng童
chàng唱
le了
gè个
rě喏
 ,
gōng恭
jìng敬
de地
zhàn站
zài在
yī一
páng旁
 。

The page boy performed a greeting and stood respectfully to the side.

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Tā他
chàng唱
rě喏
dào道
 :
 '
Dà大
rén人
yǒu有
lǐ礼
le了
 。
 '

He saluted and said, 'Greetings, sir.'