花言巧语 huā yán qiǎo yǔ

sweet but false words; smooth-talking lies

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 47202nd word

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
语 yǔ HSK 1
language; speech; dialect