veiled criticism; subtle complaint
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
veiled criticism; insinuation; subtle words of complaint
formalLiterary and formal. Often used in the structure '颇有微辞' (to have quite a few complaints). Variant form of 微词.
Tā他
duì对
gōng公
sī司
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
fāng方
shì式
pō颇
yǒu有
wēi微
cí辞
。
He has quite a few veiled criticisms about the company's management style.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
duì对
shí时
jú局
pō颇
yǒu有
wēi微
cí辞
。
This article contains subtle criticisms of the current political situation.
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Suī虽
wú无
zhí直
yán言
，
dàn但
yán言
wài外
pō颇
yǒu有
wēi微
cí辞
。
Though he didn't speak bluntly, there was quite a bit of veiled criticism between the lines.