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simp政治正确
zing3 zi6 zing3 kok3zhèng zhì zhèng què

English

  1. political correctness
  2. politically correct
  3. politically correct (in order to avoid being offensive)
  4. politically correct; pro-government

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容採用嘅講法、做法符合某種社會道德觀念,為免冒犯
  2. 形容順應政府立場嘅言行

Examples

  • 好政治正確噉講,就梗係話男女平等啦,但去到現實生活,咪又係要求返有紳士風度。

    To be politically correct in saying, gender equality is a must, but in real life situation, gentleman-ship is still commonly demanded instead. ----

  • 官方認為「收返」暗指中方承認「不平等條約」,唔夠「恢復行使主權」咁政治正確。

    In the authorities' view, "to reclaim / recover" implies that China admits "unequal treaties", which is less politically correct than "to resume exercise of sovereignty".

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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