粵

婉jyun2拒keoi5

jyun2 keoi5wǎn jù

English

  1. to tactfully decline
  2. to turn down gracefully
  3. to tactfully decline; to refuse indirectly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 間接、委婉咁拒絕

Examples

  • 呢個時候,齊格佛列德話咁快已經鍾意咗奧德特話想同佢結婚,但奧德特驚女巫會傷害齊格佛列德,所以婉拒咗。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 我本应婉拒。

    I should've declined.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 佢婉拒咗我哋嘅邀請。

    He refused our invitation indirectly.

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

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