委婉

Chinese

		give up; indeed; to commission give up; indeed; to commission; crooked	graceful; tactful
trad. (委婉/委宛)		委	婉/宛
simp. (委婉)		委	婉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěiwǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai² jyun²
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): úi-oán

(Teochew, Peng'im): ui² uang² / ui² uêng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wěiwǎn [Phonetic: wéiwǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoan
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěiwǎn
  - IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai² jyun²
  - Yale: wái yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai² jyn²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei² yun²
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵ jyːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: úi-oán
  - Tâi-lô: uí-uán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uyoarn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uan⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ui² uang² / ui² uêng²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: úi uáng / úi uéng
  - IPA ^(key): /ui⁵²⁻³⁵ uaŋ⁵²/, /ui⁵²⁻³⁵ ueŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

Adjective

委婉

tactful; polite; mild in tone; indirect; diplomatic; euphemistic

Derived terms

委婉語／委婉语 (wěiwǎnyǔ)

委婉說法／委婉说法 (wěiwǎn shuōfǎ)

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