粵

雅ngaa5稱cing1

simp雅称
ngaa5 cing1yǎ chēng

English

  1. elegant name
  2. respectful, elegant way of referring to something
  3. honorific

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 文雅、斯文嘅稱呼

Examples

  • 「華山論劍」乃係雅稱,實際上係比武。

    "Martial arts discussion on Hua Shan" is just a fancy term, in fact it refers to a fighting competition.

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

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