巧舌如簧 (qiǎo shé rú huáng) — (idiom) glib tongue; honey-tongued; to be specious and persuasive
Definition
A negative, written-style idiom for someone whose smooth, persuasive speech sounds good but is insincere — like 'honey-tongued' or 'silver-tongued' used as a criticism, not a compliment.
idiom
glib tonguehoney-tonguedto be specious and persuasive
Examples
- 巧舌如簧，。Bié kàn tā qiǎo shé rú huáng, qí shí shuō de quán shì kōng huà.Don't be fooled by his glib tongue; everything he says is empty talk.
- 巧舌如簧，。Tuī xiāo yuán qiǎo shé rú huáng, dàn wǒ hái shì méi mǎi tā de chǎn pǐn.The salesman was smooth-talking, but I still didn't buy his product.
- 巧舌如簧，。Zhèng kè men qiǎo shé rú huáng, xuǎn mín men yuè lái yuè bú xìn rèn tā men.Politicians are glib-tongued, and voters trust them less and less.
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