花言巧语 – Flattery and sweet talk
Today’s chengyu is: 花言巧语 (huā yán qiǎo yǔ) 花 huā – flower (fig. “flowery”) 言 yán – speech, words 巧 qiǎo – crafty, cunning (this meaning is mainly used in this idiom; normally we hear 巧 in the phrase 这么巧!- What a coincidence!) 语 yǔ – language In English it translates as “smooth talk”, “sweet […]