油腔滑调 — “Glib, insincere, and superficial in speech”
油腔滑调 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Glib, insincere, and superficial in speech”. Unctuous. Literally, “Oily speech and slick manner”.
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油腔滑调 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 油yóu
- 腔qiāng
- 滑huá
- 调diào
油腔滑调 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 油腔滑调
那个推销员说话油腔滑调，让人觉得很不靠谱。
The salesman spoke with such glibness and insincerity that he seemed very untrustworthy.
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Synonyms of 油腔滑调
Antonyms of 油腔滑调
More idioms starting with 油
- yóu油guāng光kě可jiàn鉴Sleek and lustrous
- yóu油guāng光jīng晶liàng亮smooth, glossy, and radiant
- yóu油guāng光shuǐ水huá滑Sleek, glossy, or slick and evasive
- yóu油zuǐ嘴yóu油shé舌glib and slick in speech
- yóu油zuǐ嘴gǒu狗shé舌glib, insincere, and vulgar talk
- yóu油zuǐ嘴huā花chún唇glib-tongued and insincere
- yóu油bì壁xiāng香chē车an elegant carriage for women
- yóu油tóu头guāng光gùn棍a slick-haired dissolute bachelor
- yóu油tóu头huá滑nǎo脑slick, glib, and cunning
- yóu油tóu头huá滑liǎn脸slick, cunning, and glib
- yóu油tóu头huá滑miàn面slick, cunning, and untrustworthy
Questions about 油腔滑调
- What does 油腔滑调 mean?
- 油腔滑调 (yóu qiāng huá diào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Glib, insincere, and superficial in speech”.
- How do you pronounce 油腔滑调?
- 油腔滑调 is pronounced yóu qiāng huá diào in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 油腔滑调 literally mean?
- Literally, 油腔滑调 means “Oily speech and slick manner”. It is used to mean “Glib, insincere, and superficial in speech”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 油腔滑调?
- 形容说话轻浮油滑，不诚恳，不严肃。