巧言令色 in English qiao3 yan2 ling4 se4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

巧 言 令 色

Traditional Characters

巧 言 令 色

Pinyin

qiao3 yan2 ling4 se4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

巧qiao3opportunely 言yan2words 令ling4see 令狐[Ling2 hu2] 色se4color