巧言

Chinese

		opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (巧言)		巧	言

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiǎoyán

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kháu-giân / kháu-gân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiǎoyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheauyan
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎoyán
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯˨˩˦꜕꜖꜖ jɛn˧˥/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau² jin⁴
  - Yale: háau yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau² jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hao² yin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /häːu̯˧˥ jiːn˨˩/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-giân
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'gieen
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kʰaʊ˥˧꜓꜓ giɛn˨˦/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʊ˥˥˦꜕꜓ giɛn˨˦/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʊ˦˩꜓꜓ giɛn˨˧/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-gân
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'gaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaʊ˥˧꜓꜓ gan˩˧/

Noun

巧言

clever but deceptive talk
- 巧言令色，鮮矣仁！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  巧言令色，鲜矣仁！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Qiǎoyán lìngsè, xiǎn yǐ rén! [Pinyin]
  Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
- 巧言亂德，小不忍則亂大謀。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  巧言乱德，小不忍则乱大谋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Qiǎoyán luàn dé, xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu. [Pinyin]
  Specious words confound virtue. Want of forbearance in small matters confounds great plans.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (巧言):

→ Japanese: 巧言 (こうげん) (kōgen)
→ Korean: 교언 (巧言, gyo-eon)
→ Vietnamese: xảo ngôn (巧言)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
巧	言
こう Grade: S	げん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) こーげん [kòógéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) こーげん [kòógéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

巧言 (hiragana こうげん, rōmaji kōgen, historical hiragana かうげん)

flattery

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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