Vocab Info
N1 Noun
お世辞flattery, compliment
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
flattery, compliment
All Forms
お世辞 【おせじ】
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見えすいたお世辞は嬉しくありません。
Obvious flattery won't make me happy.
口先だけのお世辞には何の意味も込められていない。
Flattery is just empty words; they have no real meaning.
上司に対してお世辞を使う社員は社内での世渡りが上手い。
Employees who flatter their bosses are good at maneuvering office politics.
褒めるのは大切だが、心にもないお世辞を言うのは失礼極まりない事だ。
Giving compliments is important, but saying insincere flattery is incredibly rude.
お客様に20代に見えるとお世辞を言ったが、それが逆に気分を害したようだ。
I told the customer, 'You look like you're in your 20s,' as a compliment, but it seemed to offend them instead.
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