巧 舌 如 簧

qiǎo shé rú huángdictionary entry

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

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Original source entry:

巧舌如簧 巧舌如簧 [qiao3 she2 ru2 huang2] /lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)/fig. to have a glib tongue/

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Character information

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巧
qiǎo
opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely
舌
jī
used in 喇舌[lǎ jī] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
shé
tongue
如
rú
as / as if / such as
簧
huáng
reed (of a music instrument) / spring / coil

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