糖衣 tángyī sugarcoating Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 糖衣炮弹 tángyīpàodàn sugar-coated bullet A metaphor for corrupting influences or deceptive tactics that use flattery and temptation to lure someone into a trap; originally used by Mao Zedong to describe bourgeois influences.