八面玲珑 in English ba1 mian4 ling2 long2 Meaning

Meanings

• be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)

Pinyin

ba1 mian4 ling2 long2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

八ba1eight 面mian4face 玲ling2(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑) 珑long2tinkling of gem-pendants