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巧言令色鮮し仁、巧言令色少なし仁、巧言令色すくなし仁 こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん kougenreishokusukunashijin

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  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) proverb those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion
    see: 巧言令色

Kanji in this word

adroit, skilled, ingenuity
say, word
orders, laws, command
color
fresh, vivid, clear
humanity, virtue, benevolence

Example sentences

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.

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