如簧之舌 in English ru2 huang2 zhi1 she2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a tongue like a reed (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically a glib tongue

Simplified Characters

如 簧 之 舌

Traditional Characters

如 簧 之 舌

Pinyin

ru2 huang2 zhi1 she2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

如ru2as 簧huang2metallic reed 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 舌she2tongue