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倒掛臘鴨——油嘴滑舌

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Chinese

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to hang upside down; to be reversed dried preserved duck; rubbish; trash speaking in a confident way but without careful thought or honesty; glib, being a fast-talker
trad. (倒掛臘鴨——油嘴滑舌) 倒掛 臘鴨 —— 油嘴滑舌
simp. (倒挂腊鸭——油嘴滑舌) 倒挂 腊鸭 —— 油嘴滑舌
Literally: “A dried preserved duck hung upside down - mouth becomes full of oil and tongue becomes slippery”.

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倒掛臘鴨——油嘴滑舌

  1. speaking in a confident way but without careful thought or honesty; glib, being a fast-talker