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lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) · fig. to have a glib tongue

巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
q+iǎo·3rd tonesh+é·2nd toner+ú·2nd toneh+uáng·2nd tone
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graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words · cheating wheedling · dishonest rhetoric花言巧语huā yán qiǎo yǔto be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)巧言令色qiǎo yán lìng sèentertaining in conversation健谈jiàn tánwag one's tongue · flap one's lips and beat one's tongue · engage in loose talk (to stir up trouble) · go canvassing摇唇鼓舌yáo chún gǔ shéable to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer对答如流duì dá rú liú
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