be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
trad. 八面玲瓏
Also written 八面玲瓏【bā miàn líng lóng】
Characters in this word
4八
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eight
- Pinyin
- bā
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 3655 of 2500
面
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face, side, surface, aspect, top, classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- Pinyin
- miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2052 of 2500
玲
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(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑), tinkling of gem-pendants
- Pinyin
- líng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 41895 of 2500
珑
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tinkling of gem-pendants
- Pinyin
- lóng
- Traditional
- 瓏
- Strokes
- 9