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
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wai2 jyun2
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wěiwǎn [Phonetic: wéiwǎn]
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wěiwǎn
- Wade–Giles: wei3-wan3
- Yale: wěi-wǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoan
- Palladius: вэйвань (vɛjvanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai2 jyun2
- Yale: wái yún
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai2 jyn2
- Guangdong Romanization: wei2 yun2
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯³⁵ jyːn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (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
- Sinological IPA (key): /ui⁵²⁻³⁵ uaŋ⁵²/, /ui⁵²⁻³⁵ ueŋ⁵²⁻²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Adjective
委婉
- tactful; polite; mild in tone; indirect; diplomatic; euphemistic