"insincere flattery" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 嘴甜心苦 | sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom) / insincere flattery |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 奉承 | to fawn on / to flatter / to ingratiate oneself / flattery | syn | |
| 假惺惺 | (of an expression of sympathy) insincere / phony | syn | |
| 花言巧语 花言巧語 | graceful words, flowery speech (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric | syn | |
| 高帽子 | tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery | syn | |
| 马屁 馬屁 | horse hindquarters / flattery / boot-licking | ||
| 油腔滑调 油腔滑調 | flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech) / glib-tongued / oily | syn | |
| 戴高帽子 | (coll.) to be the object of flattery / to be placed on a pedestal | syn | |
| 佞 | to flatter / flattery | ||
| 能者多劳 能者多勞 | it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) | syn | |
| 甜言美语 甜言美語 | sweet words, beautiful phrases (idiom) / hypocritical flattery | ||
| 嚚 | insincere / stupid | ||
| 甜言密语 甜言密語 | sweet words and honeyed phrases (idiom) / elegant but insincere words / cheating wheedling / dishonest rhetoric | ||
| 浮滑 | (of language or behavior) flippant and insincere | ||
| 诡笑 詭笑 | smirk / insincere smile | ||
| 见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话 見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話 | (fig.) adaptable / able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere / two-faced | ||
| 媚词 媚詞 | flattery | ||
| 偏辞 偏辭 | one-sided words / prejudice / flattery | ||
| 奉承讨好 奉承討好 | to curry favor / to get the desired outcome by flattery | ||
| 说你胖你就喘 說你胖你就喘 | lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed | ||
| 能者多劳 能者多勞 | (idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc) | syn |