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Book of Rites

Book of Rites
An annotated version of the Book of Rites, dated before 907
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese禮記
Simplified Chinese礼记
Literal meaning"Record of Rites"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐjì
Wade–GilesLi3-chi4
IPA[lì tɕî]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLáih-gei
JyutpingLai5 gei3
IPA[lɐj˩˧ kej˧]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLé-kì
Middle Chinese
Middle ChineseLéj-kì
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*Rˤijʔ krə-s
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese禮經
Simplified Chinese礼经
Literal meaningRites Classic
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐjīng
Wade–GilesLi3-ching1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationláih gīng
Jyutpinglai5 ging1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLé-keng
Tâi-lôLé-king
Vietnamese name
VietnameseKinh Lễ
Hán-Nôm經禮
Korean name
Hangul예기
Hanja禮記
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationYegi
Japanese name
Kanji礼記
Hiraganaらいき
Transcriptions
RomanizationRaiki

The Book of Rites, also known as the Liji, is a collection of texts describing the social forms, administration, and ceremonial rites of the Zhou dynasty as they were understood in the Warring States and the early Han periods. The Book of Rites, along with the Rites of Zhou (Zhōulǐ) and the Book of Etiquette and Rites (Yílǐ), which are together known as the "Three Li (Sānlǐ)," constitute the ritual () section of the Five Classics which lay at the core of the traditional Confucian canon (each of the "five" classics is a group of works rather than a single text). As a core text of the Confucian canon, it is also known as the Classic of Rites or Lijing, which some scholars believe was the original title before it was changed by Dai Sheng.


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