八面玲珑

bā miàn líng lóng

释义

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

八面玲珑 的构成词

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