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tế nhị

Pronunciation Northern /te˧˥ ɲḭʔ˨˩/ Central /tḛ˩˧ ɲḭ˨˨/ Southern /te˧˥ ɲi˨˩˨/
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tactful
Adjective
tactful
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Sense 1 Adjective
tactful Properties & StatesTheme

This adjective describes being tactful and careful, especially when dealing with delicate or sensitive matters.

vi Cô ấy đã đưa ra lời nhận xét rất tế nhị và khéo léo.

en She gave a very tactful and clever remark.

Sense 2 Adjective
delicate

This term refers to the delicate nature of a matter that could cause potential embarrassment.

vi Đây là một vấn đề tế nhị mà chúng ta nên thảo luận riêng.

en This is a delicate matter that we should discuss privately.

Parts
tế / nhị / 細膩
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
細膩
Candidates by syllable
tế nhị (珥 / 蕊 / 蕋 / 貳)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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ý nhị / nhần nhị / đàn nhị / độc nhất vô nhị …
Use
kinh tế / quốc tế / thực tế / trường quốc tế …
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