qiān​cí

humble expression

  • created reference approved 谦辞/謙辭 → 谦词/謙詞 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谦辞 / 謙辭 qiān​cí

    谦词 / 謙詞 qiān​cí

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 谦辞/謙辭 → 句 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谦辞 / 謙辭 qiān​cí

    句 jù

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 谦辞/謙辭 · qiān​cí · humble expression — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谦辞 / 謙辭

    qiān​cí

    humble expression

    a self-deprecatory or humble expression; words used to show modesty or humility

    谦 (literal) → 谦/謙 · qiān · modest 辞 (literal) → 辞/辭 · cí · word

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 谦辞/謙辭 · qiān​cí · to decline politely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谦辞 / 謙辭

    qiān​cí

    to decline politely

    to modestly decline an offer, honor, or position out of humility

    谦 (literal) → 谦/謙 · qiān · modest 辞 (literal) → 辞/辭 · cí · to decline

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

    created sense