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如簧之舌

Mandarin · pinyin rú huáng zhī shé

lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)
fig. a glib tongue

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如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
簧: huáng · reed of woodwind instrument
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135

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2–2–1–2 · ru2 huang2 zhi1 she2

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jyu4 wong4 zi1 sit3

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