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委婉語

委婉語

See also: 委婉语

Chinese

		tactful; polite	dialect; language; speech dialect; language; speech; tell to
trad. (委婉語)		委婉	語
simp. (委婉语)		委婉	语

Noun

委婉語

euphemism

Synonyms

婉辭／婉辞 (wǎncí)
婉詞／婉词 (wǎncí)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wěiwǎnyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄢˇ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai² jyun² jyu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wěiwǎnyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄢˇ ㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoanyeu
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai² jyun² jyu⁵
  - Yale: wái yún yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai² jyn² jy⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵ jyːn³⁵ jyː¹³/