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Meaning of 巧言令色鮮し仁 in Japanese
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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
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Kana Readingこうげんれいしょくすくなしじん
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Romajikōgenreishokusukunashijin
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
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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
- Example 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.
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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
Kanji in this word
仁
JLPT 1
4 strokes
humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel
On'Yomi: ジン, ニ, ニン
Kun'Yomi: