粵

拘keoi1禮lai5

simp拘礼
keoi1 lai5jū lǐ

English

  1. to stand on ceremony
  2. punctilious
  3. to rigidly stick to manners

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 過於講究禮節;拘泥於禮節

Examples

  • 你可能覺得我拘禮,但我覺得係尊重囉。

    You may think I'm too confined to manners, but in my view I just show my respect.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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