如 簧 之 舌

rú huáng zhī shédictionary entry

lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. a glib tongue

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Original source entry:

如簧之舌如簧之舌 [ru2 huang2 zhi1 she2] /lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)/fig. a glib tongue/

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如簧之舌

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