花言巧語

Chinese
 
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely
 
speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (花言巧語) 花 言 巧 語
simp. (花言巧语) 花 言 巧 语
variant forms 巧語花言／巧语花言
Literally: “flowery words, clever speech”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

花言巧語

  1. sweet but insincere (usually flattering) speech; slick talk; dishonest rhetoric

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