外交辞令

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 外交辭令 (“diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something”).
(This term is the simplified form of 外交辭令).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
がい
Grade: 2
こう
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
れい
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
外交辭令 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いこーじれー [gàíkóójíꜜrèè] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠iko̞ːʑiɾe̞ː]

Noun

(がい)(こう)()(れい) • (gaikōjirei

  1. diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something
    Synonym: 社交辞令
    (がい)(こう)()(れい)すぎない
    gaikōjirei ni suginai
    it's no more than diplomatic language

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN