wǎn​yuē

graceful and elegant

  • created sense approved 婉约/婉約 · wǎn​yuē · graceful and elegant — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    婉约 / 婉約

    wǎn​yuē

    graceful and elegant

    (literary) graceful and restrained in manner or appearance; delicate and beautiful

    婉 (literal) → 婉 · wǎn · graceful 约 (literal) → 约/約 · yuē · delicate

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  • created sense approved 婉约/婉約 · wǎn​yuē · subtle and indirect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    婉约 / 婉約

    wǎn​yuē

    subtle and indirect

    (literary) describes language or a literary style that is tactful, indirect, and restrained, such as the [[婉约派|婉約派|wan3 yue1 pai4]] (Wanyue School) of Song Dynasty poetry

    婉 (literal) → 婉 · wǎn · tactful 约 (literal) → 约/約 · yuē · concise

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