巧言令色

Reading

Kana: こうげんれいしょく
Romaji: kougenreishoku
Kana
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Definition

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flattery; honeyed words

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 たく.み、 たく.む、 うま.い
Meanings: adroit, skilled, ingenuity
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Reading: レイ
Meanings: orders, ancient laws, command, decree
Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color

Example Sentences

巧言令色(こうげんれいしょく)(すく)なし(じん)
➥Fair words butter no parsnips.
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あいつは(くち)ばかりで、誠意(せいい)がないね。巧言令色(こうげんれいしょく)(すく)なし(じん)とはよくいったもんだ。
➥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.
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