巧言如簧 — “To have a glib tongue”
巧言如簧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a glib tongue”. To be artful in speech; to use clever and often flattering words. Literally, “Artful words like a reed pipe”.
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巧言如簧 Pronunciation and Pinyin
巧言如簧 Character Breakdown
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他总是巧言如簧，把简单的事情说得天花乱坠，让人信服。
He always speaks with a glib tongue, making simple matters sound extraordinary and convincing people.
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Synonyms of 巧言如簧
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- qiǎo巧shàng上jiā加qiǎo巧adding ingenuity to ingenuity
- qiǎo巧bù不kě可jiē接too ingenious to be matched
- qiǎo巧bù不kě可jiē阶too ingenious to be surpassed
- qiǎo巧bù不shèng胜zhuō拙Plain effort outweighs cleverness
- qiǎo巧bù不ruò若zhuō拙Simplicity often beats cleverness
- qiǎo巧wěi伪bù不rú如zhuō拙chéng诚Clumsy sincerity is better than artful hypocrisy
- qiǎo巧wěi伪qū趋lì利crafty and false, pursuing gain
- qiǎo巧zuò作míng名mù目invent clever pretexts for improper purpose
- qiǎo巧tōu偷háo豪duó夺cunningly defraud and forcefully seize
- qiǎo巧fā发qí奇zhòng中make a clever and accurate prediction
- qiǎo巧qǔ取háo豪duó夺acquire by trickery or force
- qiǎo巧tóng同zào造huà化ingenious like nature's creation
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Open the tool →Questions about 巧言如簧
What does 巧言如簧 mean?
巧言如簧 (qiǎo yán rú huáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a glib tongue”.
How do you pronounce 巧言如簧?
巧言如簧 is pronounced qiǎo yán rú huáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 巧言如簧 literally mean?
Literally, 巧言如簧 means “Artful words like a reed pipe”. It is used to mean “to have a glib tongue”.
What is the Chinese definition of 巧言如簧?
形容花言巧语，能说会道。