花言巧语 meaning in English

huāyánqiǎoyǔ

graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words; cheating wheedling

Traditional 花言巧語28 strokes

Meaning of 花言巧语

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huāyánqiǎoyǔ
  1. graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
  2. cheating wheedling
  3. dishonest rhetoric

花言巧语 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

爱ài不bú是shì花huā言yán巧qiǎo语yǔ。
Love is not talking nonsense.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

花 huā · flower · 7 strokes

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言 yán · words · 7 strokes

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巧 qiǎo · opportunely · 5 strokes

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语 yǔ · words · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 花言巧语.

外语wàiyǔforeign language
汉语HànyǔChinese language
英语YīngyǔEnglish (language)
语言yǔyánlanguage
花园huāyuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plant
词语cíyǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical
发言fāyánto make a speech; statement
巧克力qiǎokèlì(loanword) chocolate
技巧jìqiǎoskill; technique
鲜花xiānhuāflower; fresh flowers
开花kāihuāto bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open
语音yǔyīnspeech sounds; pronunciation

Questions about 花言巧语

What does 花言巧语 mean?

花言巧语 (huāyánqiǎoyǔ) means "graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words; cheating wheedling".

How do you write 花言巧语?

花言巧语 is made of 4 characters: 花 (7 strokes), 言 (7 strokes), 巧 (5 strokes), 语 (9 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.

How is 花言巧语 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 花言巧语 is written 花言巧語.