elegant; refined; cultivated
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elegant; refined; cultured; of good literary or artistic taste
literaryA literary term (书) describing refined taste, often used in set phrases to judge whether something meets high cultural standards.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
suī虽
rán然
yǒu有
jǐ几
chù处
xiá瑕
cī疵
，
dàn但
wú无
shāng伤
dà大
yǎ雅
。
Although this painting has a few flaws, they do not detract from its overall excellence.
Tā他
de的
nà那
xiē些
cū粗
sú俗
xiào笑
huà话
shí实
zài在
shì是
bù不
dēng登
dà大
yǎ雅
zhī之
táng堂
。
His vulgar jokes are truly unfit for polite company.
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Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
de的
tán谈
tǔ吐
shí十
fēn分
dà大
yǎ雅
，
lìng令
rén人
rú如
mù沐
chūn春
fēng风
。
This professor's conversation is so refined that it makes one feel as if bathed in the spring breeze.