花言巧语
huā​yán​qiǎo​yǔ

flattery

  • created sense approved 花言巧语/花言巧語 · huā​yán​qiǎo​yǔ · flattery — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    花言巧语 / 花言巧語

    huā​yán​qiǎo​yǔ

    flattery

    insincere, flowery speech used to deceive or coax; blandishments

    花 (literal) → 花 · huā · deceptive 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 巧 (literal) → 巧 · qiǎo · deceitful 语 (literal) → 语/語 · yǔ · language

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 花言巧语/花言巧語 · huā​yán​qiǎo​yǔ · to talk someone around — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    花言巧语 / 花言巧語

    huā​yán​qiǎo​yǔ

    to talk someone around

    to use sweet talk or dishonest rhetoric to deceive people

    花 (literal) → 花 · huā · deceptive 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 巧 (literal) → 巧 · qiǎo · deceitful 语 (literal) → 语/語 · yǔ · language

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

    created sense