含蓄
ham4 cuk1hán xù
English
- to contain
- to hold
- (of a person or style etc) reserved
- restrained
- (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning
- implicit
- veiled (criticism)
- implicit; inferred; veiled
- reserved; constrained
粵語 — Cantonese
- 收收埋埋，唔容易睇到、明白到嘅；婉轉嘅
- 收收埋埋，唔會將情緒表露俾其他人睇
Examples
佢份人好含蓄，有咩諗法都好少講出嚟。
He is very reserved, expressing his thoughts so rarely.
佢批評人嗰陣通常都講到好含蓄，廢事搞到人地唔開心。
His criticism is always very implicit so as to avoid hurting others. ----
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk