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to wag one's tongue · to speak glibly

鼓舌
gǔ shé
g+ǔ·3rd tonesh+é·2nd tone
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Synonyms
wag 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 shégraceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words · cheating wheedling · dishonest rhetoric花言巧语huā yán qiǎo yǔsensationalism · vulgar claptrap to please the crowds · playing to the gallery · demagogy哗众取宠huá zhòng qǔ chǒngcan talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab能说会道néng shuō huì dàoto deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story · to make excuses狡辩jiǎo biàn
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