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Chinese

opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely
 
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
simp. and trad.
(巧言)

Pronunciation


Noun

巧言

  1. clever but deceptive talk

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (巧言):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S
げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(げん) (kōgenかうげん (kaugen)?

  1. flattery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

巧言 (gyoeon) (hangeul 교언)

  1. hanja form? of 교언 (flattery)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

巧言

  1. chữ Hán form of xảo ngôn (flattery)