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婉曲
Hiragana
えんきょく
Noun
Japanese Meaning
回りくどい表現、婉曲表現
Easy Japanese Meaning
言いにくいことを、そのまま言わずにやわらかく言うこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
委婉语 / 婉转说法 / 迂回表达
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
委婉的說法 / 迂迴表達 / 婉轉措辭
Korean Meaning
에둘러 말함 / 우회적인 표현 / 완곡어법
Indonesian
eufemisme / pengungkapan tidak langsung / cara penyampaian berbelit-belit
Vietnamese Meaning
lối nói vòng vo, quanh co / lối nói giảm, nói tránh / sự uyển chuyển trong cách diễn đạt
Tagalog Meaning
paliguy-ligoy na pananalita / eupemismo / di-tuwirang pagpapahayag
Sense（1）
roundabout, euphemism, circumlocution
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In diplomatic negotiations, euphemistic or roundabout phrasing is often used to avoid direct expressions, but sometimes such ambiguity can cause misunderstandings.
In diplomatic negotiations, euphemistic or roundabout phrasing is often used to avoid direct expressions, but sometimes such ambiguity can cause misunderstandings.
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外交交渉では、直接的な表現を避けるために婉曲がしばしば用いられるが、時にはその曖昧さが誤解を招くこともある。
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