巧言如流

Chinese

		clever but deceptive talk	as (if); such as	to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
trad. (巧言如流)		巧言	如	流
simp. #(巧言如流)		巧言	如	流

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎoyán rú liú

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎoyán rú liú
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎoyán rú lióu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao³-yen² ju² liu²
    • Yale: chyǎu-yán rú lyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheauyan ru liou
    • Palladius: цяоянь жу лю (cjaojanʹ žu lju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ ʐu³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Idiom

巧言如流

1. to tell lies convincingly and fluently