巧舌如簧

qiǎo shé rú huáng

Dictionary entry

lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)

What does 巧舌如簧 mean?

巧舌如簧 (qiǎo shé rú huáng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)

2fig. to have a glib tongue

Character breakdown

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巧qiǎoopportunely · coincidentally 舌jīused in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"如rúas · as if 簧huángreed (of a music instrument) · spring; coil

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巧舌如簧

qiǎo shé rú huáng

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