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Meaning of 巧言令色鮮し仁(こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 巧言令色鮮し仁, 巧言令色少なし仁, 巧言令色すくなし仁

Kana Reading こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん

Romaji kōgenreishokusukunashijin

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Meaning

those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion; a honeyed tongue with a heart of gall

Examples of 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 in a sentence

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.

Related Kanji

巧 JLPT 1

5 strokes

adroit, skilled, ingenuity

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: たく.み, たく.む, うま.い

仁 JLPT 1

4 strokes

humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel

On'Yomi: ジン, ニ, ニン

Kun'Yomi:

令 JLPT 2

5 strokes

orders, ancient laws, command, decree

On'Yomi: レイ

Kun'Yomi:

色 JLPT 4

6 strokes

color

On'Yomi: ショク, シキ

Kun'Yomi: いろ

鮮 JLPT 1

17 strokes

fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: あざ.やか

少 JLPT 5

4 strokes

few, little

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: すく.ない, すこ.し

言 JLPT 5

7 strokes

say

On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: い.う, こと