wài​jiāo​cí​lìng

diplomatic language

  • created sense approved 外交辞令/外交辭令 · wài​jiāo​cí​lìng · diplomatic language — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外交辞令 / 外交辭令

    wài​jiāo​cí​lìng

    diplomatic language

    Appropriate and flexible language used in formal diplomatic situations

    外交 (literal) → 外交 · wài​jiāo · diplomacy 辞令 (literal) → 辞令/辭令 · cí​lìng · diplomatic language

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 外交辞令/外交辭令 · wài​jiāo​cí​lìng · diplomatic talk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外交辞令 / 外交辭令

    wài​jiāo​cí​lìng

    diplomatic talk

    Polite but evasive or insincere language used to avoid giving a direct answer or commitment

    外交 (literal) → 外交 · wài​jiāo · diplomacy 辞令 (literal) → 辞令/辭令 · cí​lìng · diplomatic language

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense