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巧言令色こうげんれいしょく

#116,301
Parts: 巧言 令色
Pitch accent
こ う げ ん れ い しょ く
Meaning
  1. English · JMdict
    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

#276,918
Pitch accent
こ う げ ん れ い しょ く す く な し じ ん
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Meaning
  1. English · JMdict
    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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巧言令色こうげんれいしょく、鮮せんなし仁ひとし。
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
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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.
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