"委婉" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Chinese]

IPA: /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɐi̯³⁵ jyːn³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ui⁵²⁻³⁵ uaŋ⁵²/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /ui⁵²⁻³⁵ ueŋ⁵²⁻²¹/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /wɐi̯³⁵ jyːn³⁵/, /ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/, /ui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan⁵⁵⁴/, /ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/, /ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/, /ui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴¹/, /ui⁵²⁻³⁵ uaŋ⁵²/, /ui⁵²⁻³⁵ ueŋ⁵²⁻²¹/ Chinese transliterations: wěiwǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wai² jyun² [Cantonese, Jyutping], úi-oán [Hokkien, POJ], ui² uang² [Peng'im, Teochew], ui² uêng² [Peng'im, Teochew], wěiwǎn [Phonetic:wéiwǎn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wěiwǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei³-wan³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wěi-wǎn [Mandarin, Yale], woeiwoan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэйвань [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛjvanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], wái yún [Cantonese, Yale], wai² jyn² [Cantonese, Pinyin], wei² yun² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], uí-uán [Hokkien, Tai-lo], uyoarn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], úi uáng [POJ, Teochew], úi uéng [POJ, Teochew]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 委婉
  1. tactful; polite; mild in tone; indirect; diplomatic; euphemistic Synonyms: 含蓄 (hánxù), 婉轉 (wǎnzhuǎn), 婉转 (wǎnzhuǎn), 深沉 (shēnchén), 策略 (cèlüè) Derived forms: 委婉語 (wěiwǎnyǔ), 委婉语 (wěiwǎnyǔ), 委婉說法 (wěiwǎn shuōfǎ), 委婉说法 (wěiwǎn shuōfǎ)
    Sense id: en-委婉-zh-adj-PMsMG1U3 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for 委婉 meaning in All languages combined (3.4kB)

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          "roman": "wǎnzhuǎn",
          "word": "婉转"
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          "roman": "shēnchén",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄢˇ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ui² uêng²"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wěiwǎn"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei³-wan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wěi-wǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "woeiwoan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйвань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjvanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wái yún"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai² jyn²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei² yun²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯³⁵ jyːn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uí-uán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uyoarn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "úi uáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "úi uéng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵²⁻³⁵ uaŋ⁵²/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵²⁻³⁵ ueŋ⁵²⁻²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: wéiwǎn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯³⁵ jyːn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵²⁻³⁵ uaŋ⁵²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵²⁻³⁵ ueŋ⁵²⁻²¹/"
    }
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      "roman": "wěiwǎnyǔ",
      "word": "委婉語"
    },
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      "roman": "wěiwǎnyǔ",
      "word": "委婉语"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wěiwǎn shuōfǎ",
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    },
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      "roman": "wěiwǎn shuōfǎ",
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          "indirect",
          "indirect"
        ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "úi-oán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ui² uang²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ui² uêng²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wěiwǎn [Phonetic:wéiwǎn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wěiwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei³-wan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wěi-wǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "woeiwoan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйвань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjvanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wái yún"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai² jyn²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei² yun²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯³⁵ jyːn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uí-uán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "uyoarn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "úi uáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "úi uéng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵²⁻³⁵ uaŋ⁵²/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵²⁻³⁵ ueŋ⁵²⁻²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: wéiwǎn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯³⁵ jyːn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵²⁻³⁵ uaŋ⁵²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ui⁵²⁻³⁵ ueŋ⁵²⁻²¹/"
    }
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      "roman": "wǎnzhuǎn",
      "word": "婉转"
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      "roman": "shēnchén",
      "word": "深沉"
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      "roman": "cèlüè",
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    }
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