See also: 谀言

Chinese edit

flatter
 
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (諛言)
simp. (谀言)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

諛言

  1. flattering words

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese compound 諛言谀言 (yu + ngjon, literally flatter + speech).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(げん) (yugen

  1. flattering words

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

諛言 (yueon) (hangeul 유언)

  1. Hanja form? of 유언 (flattering words).