巧言令色 — Chinese idiom
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
Meaning
- to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression
Character by character
- 巧qiǎoskillful, ingenious, clever
- 言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say
- 令lìngcommand, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to c
- 色sècolor, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
Idioms sharing a character
- 小巧玲珑 xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng
- 巧立名目 qiǎo lì míng mù
- 巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng
- 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo
- 花言巧语 huā yán qiǎo yǔ
- 一言一动 yī yán yī dòng
- 一言一行 yī yán yī xíng
- 一言不合 yī yán bù hé
- 一言不发 yī yán bù fā
- 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng
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