等礼相亢 — “To treat each other as equals”
等礼相亢 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat each other as equals”. Often implying a respectful rivalry or competition where both parties are of similar standing. Literally, “To contend with equal courtesy”.
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两位学者的研究领域虽有重叠，但在学术讨论中始终等礼相亢，互相尊重对方的观点。
Although the two scholars' research areas overlap, in academic discussions they always treated each other as equals, mutually respecting each other's perspectives.
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- děng等jià价jiāo交huàn换equal value exchange
- děng等jià价lián连chéng城equally priceless
- děng等yīn因fèng奉cǐ此go through the motions
- děng等mǐ米xià下guō锅waiting for money to buy food
- děng等ér而shàng上zhī之to rise to a higher level
- děng等ér而xià下zhī之progressively worse or inferior
- děng等shēn身zhù著zuò作voluminous body of work
- děng等liàng量qí齐guān观treat as equals despite differences
- děng等xián闲zhī之rén人an ordinary or unimportant person
- děng等xián闲zhī之bèi辈an ordinary person of no importance
- děng等xián闲rén人wù物insignificant ordinary people
- děng等xián闲shì视zhī之treat as unimportant
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What does 等礼相亢 mean?
等礼相亢 (děng lǐ xiāng kàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat each other as equals”.
How do you pronounce 等礼相亢?
等礼相亢 is pronounced děng lǐ xiāng kàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 等礼相亢 literally mean?
Literally, 等礼相亢 means “to contend with equal courtesy”. It is used to mean “to treat each other as equals”.
What is the Chinese definition of 等礼相亢?
犹言分庭抗礼。以平等之礼相待。