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婉辭

婉辭

See also: 婉辞

Chinese

		graceful; tactful	bid farewell; diction; resign bid farewell; diction; resign; say goodbye; take leave; decline
trad. (婉辭)		婉	辭
simp. (婉辞)		婉	辞

Noun

婉辭

euphemism

Verb

婉辭

to politely decline

Synonyms

婉詞／婉词 (wǎncí)
委婉語／委婉语 (wěiwǎnyǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wǎncí

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˇ ㄘˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun² ci⁴
Min Nan (POJ): oán-sîr / oán-sû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wǎncí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ ㄘˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woantsyr
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    婉詞／婉词
    婉辭／婉辞
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun² ci⁴
  - Yale: yún chìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn² tsi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oán-sîr
  - Tâi-lô: uán-sîr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /uan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oán-sû
  - Tâi-lô: uán-sû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oafnsuu
  - IPA (Taipei): /uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su¹³/