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graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words · cheating wheedling · dishonest rhetoric

花言巧语
huā yán qiǎo yǔ
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Love is not talking nonsense.
爱不是花言巧语。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself · saying one thing but meaning sth different心口不一xīn kǒu bù yī(idiom) sweet words · sweet talk · cajolery甜言蜜语tián yán mì yǔlit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) · fig. to have a glib tongue巧舌如簧qiǎo shé rú huángto wag one's tongue · to speak glibly鼓舌gǔ shéwag one's tongue · flap one's lips and beat one's tongue · engage in loose talk (to stir up trouble) · go canvassing摇唇鼓舌yáo chún gǔ shé(lit.) a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom) · (fig.) extravagant embellishments; hype天花乱坠tiān huā luàn zhuì
Antonyms
words from the bottom of one's heart肺腑之言fèi fǔ zhī yánlit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think · honest and straightforward心口如一xīn kǒu rú yī
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