veiled criticism; implied censure
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veiled criticism; insinuation; implied blame
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts to describe subtle, indirect criticism rather than open blame. Often appears in the collocation '颇有微辞' (to have considerable veiled criticism).
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
gè个
jué决
dìng定
pō颇
yǒu有
wēi微
cí辞
。
He had quite a few veiled criticisms of this decision.
Wén文
zhāng章
zhōng中
suī虽
wú无
zhí直
jiē接
zhǐ指
míng名
dào道
xìng姓
，
què却
duō多
yǒu有
wēi微
cí辞
。
Although the article did not name names directly, it contained many insinuations.
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Zhòng众
rén人
duì对
cǐ此
ān安
pái排
wēi微
cí辞
pō颇
duō多
。
There was no shortage of veiled criticism from everyone regarding this arrangement.
Tā他
de的
jiǎng讲
huà话
lǐ里
dài带
zhe着
wēi微
cí辞
，
lìng令
rén人
bù不
kuài快
。
There was veiled criticism in his speech, which was rather unpleasant.