奉承话 (fèng chéng huà) — flattery
Definition
Noun for insincere flattering words, usually spoken (not written). Collocates with 听/说; implies the speaker doesn't mean it.
noun
flattery
Examples
- 奉承话。Tā tīng le jǐ jù fèng chéng huà jiù bù zhī dào dōng nán xī běi le.After hearing a few words of flattery, he didn't know which way was up.
- 奉承话。Wǒ bù xǐ huan tīng nà xiē xū wěi de fèng chéng huà.I don't like listening to those hypocritical flattering words.
- 奉承话，。Tā zuǐ shàng shuō fèng chéng huà, xīn lǐ qí shí hěn kàn bù qǐ duì fāng.She verbally offered flattery, but in her heart she actually looked down on the other person.
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