巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

巧 qiǎo skillful, ingenious, clever
舌 shé tongue; clapper of bell; KangXi radical 135
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as
簧 huáng reed of woodwind instrument