委婉語

委婉语
wěiwǎnyǔ
euphemism

CEDICT

euphemism

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

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

Related entries

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