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巧言令色
qiǎo​yán​lìng​sè

to be glib and ingratiating

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
巧言令色 qiǎo​yán​lìng​sè
to be glib and ingratiating
to use sweet talk and a fawning expression to flatter others; to be smooth-tongued but insincere

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