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巧言令色

qiǎo yán lìng sè

4-character word

What 巧言令色 means

1. to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)

The characters in 巧言令色

• 巧qiǎoopportunely; coincidentally; as it happens
• 言yánwords; speech; to say
• 令lìngto order; to command; an order
• 色sècolor; look; appearance

Example sentences

• 巧言令色，鲜矣仁。
  Qiǎoyánlìngsè, xiān yǐ rén.
  Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
• “巧言令色，鲜矣仁”这句说话，用来形容他最适合不过了。他说的话，没有一句是有诚意的。
  “ qiǎoyánlìngsè, xiān yǐ rén ” zhè jù shuōhuà, yònglái xíngróng tā zuì shìhé bùguò le. tā shuō dehuà, méiyǒu yījù shì yǒu chéngyì de.
  They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.
• 「巧言令色，鲜矣仁」这句说话，用来形容他最适合不过了。他说的话，没有一句是有诚意的。
  They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.