Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
巧言令色
to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 巧言令色 actually appears in real sentences.
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They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 巧言令色
What does 巧言令色 mean in Chinese?
巧言令色 (qiǎoyánlìngsè) means to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom).
How do you pronounce 巧言令色?
巧言令色 is pronounced qiǎoyánlìngsè.
Is 巧言令色 an HSK word?
巧言令色 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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