"Chinese compliment" meaning in English

See Chinese compliment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-au-Chinese compliment.ogg Forms: Chinese compliments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chinese compliment (plural Chinese compliments)
  1. (slang, idiomatic) A pretense of deference; a veiled or subtle insult. Tags: idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-Chinese_compliment-en-noun-tdSYzbvh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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