婉言
wǎn​yán

tactful words

  • created sense approved 婉言 · wǎn​yán · tactful words — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    婉言

    wǎn​yán

    tactful words

    gentle, diplomatic, or indirect language used to avoid giving offense; euphemism

    婉 (literal) → 婉 · wǎn · tactful 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech

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