修辭 [－辞]

Jyutping sau1 ci4
Pinyin xiū cí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. rhetoric
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    修飾言辭​、​增強​表達​效果​嘅​方式​，​例如​有​比喻​、​誇張​等​方法
    rhetoric; art of speaking or writing
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to polish the language
  2. noun
    figure of speech; rhetoric
    (syn.) 辭章, 辞章
    • 修辭手法
      修辞手法
      xiū cí shǒu fǎ
      rhetorical device
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    演说家为了征服他的听众，不惜使用他在交流课上学到的修辞技巧。
    演説家為了征服他的聽眾，不惜使用他在交流課上學到的修辭技巧。
    yǎn shuō jiā wèi le zhēng fú tā de tīng zhòng ， bù xī shǐ yòng tā zài jiāo liú kè shàng xué dào de xiū cí jì qiǎo 。
    • To win his audience, the speaker resorted to using rhetorical techniques he learned from his communication courses.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    修辞
    修辭
    sau1 ci4
    • rhetoric
  2. Cantonese
    佢嘅主张只不过系新瓶旧酒，就连修辞都系平平无奇。
    佢嘅主張只不過係新瓶舊酒，就連修辭都係平平無奇。
    keoi5 ge3 zyu2 zoeng1 zi2 bat1 gwo3 hai6 san1 ping4 gau6 zau2, zau6 lin4 sau1 ci4 dou1 hai6 ping4 ping4 mou4 kei4.
    • Only the form of his idea looks novel, not to mention his ordinary rhetoric.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    修辞
    修辭
    xiū cí
    • rhetoric ("refinement of speech")
  2. Mandarin
    修辞手法
    修辭手法
    xiū cí shǒu fǎ
    • rhetorical device