litotes

1. The translation of metaphors, personification and Litotes etc.
   比喻，拟人及反语的翻译。
2. When composing couplets, author can apply Yeyu ( tease) in four ways, which include using banter, contrast, litotes and marvelous words.
   在对联创作中，按照其侧重点的不同，可分为戏谑式、反差式、反说式和奇语式四种类型。

noun

1. understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
   1. saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes

   Synonym:    meiosis