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Chinese
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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)
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花
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言
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巧
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語
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| simp. (花言巧语)
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花
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言
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巧
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语
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| alternative forms
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巧語花言／巧语花言
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| Literally: “flowery words, clever speech”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
花言巧語
- sweet but insincere (usually flattering) speech; slick talk; dishonest rhetoric
1992, “愛情的騙子我問你 ”, 蔣錦鴻 (lyrics), 俞隆華 (music), performed by 陳小雲 :
原來你是花言巧語真情予你騙騙去
原来你是花言巧语真情予你骗骗去 - goân-lâi lí sī hoa-giân-khá-gí chin-chêng hō͘ lí phiàn phiàn khì
- Turns out it was all your sweet talk, you were really setting out to swindle me
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