如簧之舌 rú huáng zhī shé

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. a glib tongue
  2. 2. lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
簧 huáng
metallic reed; spring of lock
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
舌 shé HSK 6
tongue