巧言令色

qiǎo yán lìng sè

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1. to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)

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Child Words of 巧言令色

• 令 令 lǐng: classifier for a ream of paper
• 令 令 lìng: to order
• 巧 巧 qiǎo: opportunely
• 色 色 sè: color
• 色 色 shǎi: (coll.) color
• 言 言 yán: words