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委婉语

wěi wǎn yǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
euphemism
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9172a53f6dc4d48b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

委婉語 委婉语 [wei3 wan3 yu3] /euphemism/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 委婉語

  • 委
    wēi

    used in 委蛇[wēi yí]

    wěi

    to entrust / to cast aside / to shift (blame etc) / to accumulate / roundabout / winding / dejected / listless / committee member / council / end / actually / certainly

    Wěi

    surname Wei

  • 婉
    wǎn

    graceful / tactful

  • 语
    yǔ

    dialect / language / speech

    yù

    (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.