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巧言令色こうげんれいしょく

#116,793
Pitch accent
こ う げ ん れ い しょ く
Meaning
  1. flattery; honeyed words
    巧言令色少こうげんれいしょくすくなし仁じん。
    Fair words butter no parsnips.
Kanji
巧 コウ adroit, skilled, ingenuity 言 ゲン say, word 令 レイ orders, laws, command 色 ショク color
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巧言令色鮮こうげんれいし仁ょくすくなしじん

#277,807
Pitch accent
こ う げ ん れ い しょ く す く な し じ ん
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Meaning
  1. those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion
    from the Analects of Confucius
    See also: 巧言令色 (こうげんれいしょく)
    あいつは口くちばかりで、誠意せいいがないね。巧言令色少こうげんれいしょくすくなし仁じんとはよくいったもんだ。
    They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.
Kanji
巧 コウ adroit, skilled, ingenuity 言 ゲン say, word 令 レイ orders, laws, command 色 ショク color 鮮 セン fresh, vivid, clear 仁 ジン humanity, virtue, benevolence
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