委婉语

委婉語
wěiwǎnyǔ
euphemism

CEDICT

euphemism

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 委婉 wěiwǎn
  1. tactful
  2. euphemistic
  3. (of voice etc) suave
  4. soft
2 语 yǔ
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. speech

Related entries

委婉词 wěiwǎncí euphemism
婉称 wǎnchēng euphemism (tactful expression for sth unpleasant such as death)
婉词 wǎncí euphemism
讳称 huìchēng
  1. euphemism
  2. word used to avoid a taboo reference