Would it be considered rude to describe my Australian passport as having 优势 ("superiority"), and is there a better phrasing?

Question

CC-CEDICT: 优势 (yōu​shì​) superiority / dominance / advantage

I recall at one point having a conversation with a Chinese person about international travel, and regarding my passport, I said something like:

我的护照很有优势。

This could translate to either:

My (Australian) passport is superior.
My (Australian) passport has advantages.

Objectively, I mean that I can go to many countries without a visa, unlike people on a Chinese passport. But in hindsight, the way I expressed it sounds rude, arrogant, and elitist.

Question: Would it be considered rude to describe my Australian passport as having 优势 ("superiority"), and is there a better phrasing?

Maybe there's a more tactful (委婉) way of expressing this concept.

Answer 1

To be more 委婉, I may use 方便 (convenient) instead of 优势.

Answer 2

This phrasing is not rude, but if you want to be more tactful, you may say it even more objectively:

我的護照可以免簽證去很多國家。(literally "I can go to many countries without a visa with my passport.")

Answer 3

我的护照很有优势。

You shall supplement this sentence with a clause to avoid the sense of "superiority".

• 出國旅遊, 我的护照很佔/具优势。- The passport I held is much more advantageous in foreign travel.

• 出國旅遊, 我的护照很方便/好使/好用 - The passport I held is more convenient for foreign travel.

It would be more clear if "我" is replaced with the name of a specific country, such as "美國/新加坡/..的护照".

Answer 4

go to many countries without a visa

the proper term is [visitor] visa waiver, or visa exemption.

so, maybe you can say:

my [aussie] passport is more visa-waived

my [aussie] passport is more visa-exempted

have fun :)