八面玲珑

bā miàn líng lóng

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1. be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)

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Child Words of 八面玲珑

• 八 八 bā: eight; 8
• 玲 玲 líng: (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑)
• 玲珑 玲珑 líng lóng: (onom.) clink of jewels
• 珑 珑 lóng: tinkling of gem-pendants
• 面 面 miàn: face