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Chinese
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oil; sly
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mouth
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comical; cunning; slippery comical; cunning; slippery; smooth |
tongue
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| trad. (油嘴滑舌)
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油
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嘴
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滑
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舌
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| simp. #(油嘴滑舌)
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油
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嘴
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滑
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舌
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Pronunciation
Idiom
油嘴滑舌
- speaking in a confident way but without careful thought or honesty; glib, being a fast-talker
你這遊方的和尚，便是有些油嘴滑舌的說話。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
你这游方的和尚，便是有些油嘴滑舌的说话。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE
- Nǐ zhè yóufāng de héshàng, biànshì yǒuxiē yóuzuǐhuáshé de shuōhuà.
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就如世上油嘴滑舌之人，無風作有，信著伶口俐舌，長篇大論，胡板亂扯，敷演出一篇話來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
就如世上油嘴滑舌之人，无风作有，信著伶口俐舌，长篇大论，胡板乱扯，敷演出一篇话来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Jiù rú shìshàng yóuzuǐhuáshé zhī rén, wúfēng zuò yǒu, xìn zhù língkǒulìshé, chángpiāndàlùn, hú bǎn luàn chě, fūyǎn chū yī piān huà lái.
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