巧言令色 qiǎo yán lìng sè
qiǎo yán lìng sè
set phrase
to flatter with artful speech and ingratiating manners
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Quote: from Book 1 學而 Xue Er of the 論語 “Analects of Confucius” (Legge 1861, vol. 1, Confucian Analects, p. 3; GHC '巧言令色'; Guoyu '巧言令色'; Mathews 1931 '巧言令色鮮矣仁', p. 101; NCCED '巧言令色')
Contained in
- 巧言令色鲜矣仁(巧言令色鮮矣仁) flattering speech and an ingratiating expression are rarely associated with virtue
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- 卷五十一 Scroll 51 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1
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- 周書 冏命 Zhou Shu - Charge to Jiong Book of Documents 尚書 — count: 1
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- 虞書 皐陶謨 Yu Shu - Counsels of the Gao Yao Book of Documents 尚書 — count: 1
- 第三十二回 Chapter 32 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
Collocations
- 巧言令色孔 (巧言令色孔) 何畏乎巧言令色孔壬 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 皐陶謨 Yu Shu - Counsels of the Gao Yao — count: 2