花言巧语 in English hua1 yan2 qiao3 yu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • graceful words, flowery speech (idiomatic expression); elegant but insincere words
  • cheating wheedling
  • dishonest rhetoric

Simplified Characters

花 言 巧 语

Traditional Characters

花 言 巧 語

Pinyin

hua1 yan2 qiao3 yu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

花hua1surname Hua 言yan2words 巧qiao3opportunely 语yu3dialect