外交辞令

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 外交辞令 – see 外交辭令 (“diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something”). (This term is the simplified form of 外交辭令).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外	交	辞	令
がい Grade: 2	こう Grade: 2	じ Grade: 4	れい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
外交辭令 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がいこーじれー [gàíkóójíꜜrèè] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠iko̞ːʑiɾe̞ː]

Noun

外(がい)交(こう)辞(じ)令(れい) • (gaikōjirei) 

1. diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something

   Synonym: 社交辞令

   外(がい)交(こう)辞(じ)令(れい)にすぎない

   gaikōjirei ni suginai

   it's no more than diplomatic language