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委婉

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

Adjective

委婉

tactful; polite
mild in tone

Derived terms

委婉語／委婉语 (wěiwǎnyǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wěiwǎn

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wěiwǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoan
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai² jyun²
  - Yale: wái yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai² jyn²
  - 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/