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溫文爾雅

简 温文尔雅 · 繁 溫文爾雅
Mandarin · pinyin wēn wén ěr yǎ

Meanings

  1. cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
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溫
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文
wén · literature, culture, writing
爾
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雅
yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
温
wēn · lukewarm
尔
ěr · you; that, those; final particle
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1–2–3–3 · wen1 wen2 er3 ya3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wan1 man4 ji5 ngaa5

Cantonese word readings for 溫文爾雅. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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wan1 man4 ji5 ngaa5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) gentle and polite; elegant and dignified

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