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巧舌如簧

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎo shé rú huáng

Meanings

  1. lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)
  2. fig. to have a glib tongue
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巧
qiǎo · skillful, ingenious, clever
舌
shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
簧
huáng · reed of woodwind instrument
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3–2–2–2 · qiao3 she2 ru2 huang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haau2 sit3 jyu4 wong4

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巧舌如簧 · qiao3 she2 ru2 huang2
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Exact source record巧舌如簧 巧舌如簧 [qiao3 she2 ru2 huang2] /lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)/fig. to have a glib tongue/