qiao3
巧
巧
yan2
言
言
ling4
令
令
se4
色
色
chengyu
  1. to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)

Characters

  • 巧 (巧): opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
  • 言 (言): words; speech; to say; to talk
  • 令 (令): used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]; used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])
  • 色 (色): color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex

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Examples

巧言令色，鮮矣仁。

「巧言令色，鮮矣仁」這句說話，用來形容他最適合不過了。他說的話，沒有一句是有誠意的。

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