巧言
こうげん
kougen
JMdict entry #1278300
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) flattery
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
巧言令色少なし仁。
kougen reishoku sukunashi hitoshi 。
Fair words butter no parsnips.
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。
aitsu ha kuchi bakari de 、 seii ga nai ne 。 kougen reishoku sukunashi hitoshi to ha yoku ixtsu ta mon da 。
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.