娓娓而谈 — Chinese idiom
娓娓而谈
wěi wěi ér tán
Traditional: 娓娓而談
Meaning
- to speak engagingly
Character by character
- 娓wěiagreeable, compliant; to comply, to go along with
- 娓wěiagreeable, compliant; to comply, to go along with
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 谈tánto talk, to chat; conversation; surname
Idioms sharing a character
- 娓娓动听 wěi wěi dòng tīng
- 一哄而散 yī hōng ér sàn
- 一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng
- 一拥而入 yī yōng ér rù
- 一望而知 yī wàng ér zhī
- 一概而论 yī gài ér lùn
- 一炮而红 yī pào ér hóng
- 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù
- 一饮而尽 yī yǐn ér jìn
- 三思而行 sān sī ér xíng
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