粵

花faa1言jin4巧haau2語jyu5

simp花言巧语
faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5huā yán qiǎo yǔ

English

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

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 得人歡心但未必係真嘅話語

Examples

  • 爱不是花言巧语。

    Love is not talking nonsense.

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  • 花花公子淨係識講花言巧語嚟𠱁女仔。

    Playboys only know how to please girls with honeyed words.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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