8 results for 巧言令色

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巧言令色鮮し仁こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion

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言say, word7 strokes · Jōyō色color6 strokes · Jōyō令orders, laws5 strokes · Jōyō巧adroit, skilled5 strokes · Jōyō

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あいつは口ばかりで、誠意がないね。巧言令色少なし仁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.

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