pián​nìng

glib and flattering

  • created sense approved 便佞 · pián​nìng · glib and flattering — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    便佞

    pián​nìng

    glib and flattering

    (literary) smooth-talking and artfully sycophantic

    便 (literal) → 便 · biàn · skilled 佞 (literal) → 佞 · nìng · to flatter

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 便佞 · pián​nìng · glib-tongued person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    便佞

    pián​nìng

    glib-tongued person

    (literary) person who uses smooth and artful speech to flatter or please others

    便 (literal) → 便 · biàn · skilled 佞 (literal) → 佞 · nìng · to flatter

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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