婉 [－]

Jyutping wun2
Pinyin wǎn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. graceful/tactful/amiable/congenial/restrained/meek

婉 [－]

Jyutping jyun2
Pinyin wǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. graceful
  2. tactful
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. graceful/tactful/amiable/congenial/restrained/meek
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    説​話​曲折​；​含蓄
    (of speech) restrained; tactful
    • 婉轉
      婉转
      restrained; tactful
  2. 語素
    美好​；​柔美​；​優雅
    soft and beautiful; elegant; charming
    • 婉麗
      婉丽
      restrained but charming
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. amiable, congenial
  2. restrained
  3. Cangjie Input
    VJNU
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他把那视作了委婉的批评。
    他把那視作瞭委婉的批評。
    tā bǎ nà shì zuò liǎo wěi wǎn de pī píng 。
    • He took it for an implied rebuke.
  2. Mandarin
    我本应婉拒。
    我本應婉拒。
    wǒ běn yīng wǎn jù 。
    • I should've declined.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    讲嘢太婉转好容易引起误会㗎。
    講嘢太婉轉好容易引起誤會㗎。
    gong2 je5 taai3 jyun2 zyun2 hou2 jung4 ji6 jan5 hei2 ng6 wui6 gaa3
    • Too much subtlety will easily cause misunderstandings.
  2. Cantonese
    呢位大老倌生前都帮梨园做咗好多嘢，戏行中人对佢离世都深感婉惜。
    呢位大老倌生前都幫梨園做咗好多嘢，戲行中人對佢離世都深感婉惜。
    ni1 wai2 daai6 lou5 gun1 sang1 cin4 dou1 bong1 lei4 jyun4 zou6 zo2 hou2 do1 je5, kek6 hong4 zung1 jan4 deoi3 keoi5 lei4 sai3 dou1 sam1 gam2 jyun2 sik1.
    • This Cantonese Opera star contributed a lot for the industry in his life. All the practitioners feel their sympathies for his passing away.
  3. Cantonese
    佢婉拒咗我哋嘅邀请。
    佢婉拒咗我哋嘅邀請。
    keoi5 jyun2 keoi5 zo2 ngo5 dei6 ge3 jiu1 cing2.
    • He refused our invitation indirectly.
  4. Cantonese
    委婉语
    委婉語
    wai2 jyun2 jyu5
    • euphemism
  5. Cantonese
    婉转
    婉轉
    • restrained; tactful