巧舌如簧 in English qiao3 she2 ru2 huang2 Meaning

Meanings

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

Pinyin

qiao3 she2 ru2 huang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

巧qiao3opportunely 舌she2tongue 如ru2as 簧huang2metallic reed