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    3. 外交辞令

    外交辞令

    外がい交こう辞じ令れい

    diplomatic turn of phrase

    KMT10News #47+1Noun, ParticlePolitics & LawKanji Vocab29 strokes

    がいこうじれい

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    diplomatic turn of phrase, diplomatic language, tactful way of expressing something
    yojijukugo

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    彼かれの言こと葉ばは外がい交こう辞じ令れいに過つきぎなかった。

    His words were nothing more than diplomatic language.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    政せい治じ家かはしばしば外がい交こう辞じ令れいを駆く使しして発はつ言げんする。

    Politicians often use diplomatic language when speaking.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    彼かれの返へん答とうは、本ほん音ねを隠かくすための外がい交こう辞じ令れいに満みちていた。

    His reply was full of diplomatic language to hide his true feelings.

    KMT10Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    国こく際さい会かい議ぎでは、外がい交こう辞じ令れいを理り解かいすることが重じゅう要ようだ。

    In international conferences, understanding diplomatic language is important.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    その声せい明めいは、表ひょう面めん上じょうは友ゆう好こう的てきだが、外がい交こう辞じ令れいの裏うらには厳きびしいメッセージが隠かくされていた。

    The statement was outwardly friendly, but a harsh message was hidden behind the diplomatic language.

    KMT10Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    外
    そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-…(5)
    outside
    交
    まじ.わる・まじ.える・ま.じる・まじ.る・ま.ざる・ま.ぜる…(6)
    mingle・mixing・association・coming & going
    辞
    や.める・いな.む…(1)
    resign・word・term・expression
    令
    orders・laws・command・decree・good
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