婉拒
jyun2 keoi5wǎn jù
English
- to tactfully decline
- to turn down gracefully
- to tactfully decline; to refuse indirectly
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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