花言巧語

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Chinese

flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely
 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
trad. (花言巧語)
simp. (花言巧语)
alternative forms 巧語花言巧语花言
Literally: “flowery words, clever speech”.

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Idiom

花言巧語

  1. sweet but insincere (usually flattering) speech; slick talk; dishonest rhetoric

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