婉词

婉詞
wǎncí
euphemism

CEDICT

euphemism

Wiktionary

委婉的言词。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 婉 wǎn
  1. graceful
  2. tactful
=2 词 cí old variant of 词 cí
=2 词 cí
  1. word
  2. statement; speech; lyrics

classifier: 首

Related entries

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