jyun2婉
Jyutpingjyun2
Yaleyún
Definition
Tactful and restrained, or soft, beautiful, and elegant.
- tactful; restrained; indirect in speech
- literarysoft, beautiful, and elegant
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used as part of the compound 婉轉 to describe communication that is indirect or gentle. It carries a sense of social grace and emotional intelligence, distinguishing it from simply being vague or dishonest. Using it implies that the speaker is deliberately choosing their words to maintain harmony.
Examples
She speaks very tactfully because she doesn't want to hurt your feelings.
Do you have a more tactful way to reject him?
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
