花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ

sweet talk to deceive; smooth but false words

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
  2. 2. cheating wheedling
  3. 3. dishonest rhetoric

Characters

Character Meaning
花 huā HSK 3
to spend (money, time); flower; blossom
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
巧 qiǎo HSK 4
coincidentally; as it happens; skillful
語 yǔ
language; speech; dialect