油嘴滑舌

Chinese

		oil; sly	mouth	comical; cunning; slippery comical; cunning; slippery; smooth	tongue
trad. (油嘴滑舌)		油	嘴	滑	舌
simp. #(油嘴滑舌)		油	嘴	滑	舌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yóuzuǐhuáshé

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄕㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ zeoi² waat⁶ sit³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóuzuǐhuáshé
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄕㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóuzuěihuáshé
    • Wade–Giles: yu²-tsui³-hua²-shê²
    • Yale: yóu-dzwěi-hwá-shé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youtzoeihwasher
    • Palladius: юцзуйхуашэ (juczujxuašɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁴ zeoi² waat⁶ sit³
    • Yale: yàuh jéui waaht sit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ dzoey² waat⁹ sit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ zêu² wad⁶ xid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯³⁵ waːt̚² siːt̚³/

Idiom

油嘴滑舌

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

   • 你這遊方的和尚，便是有些油嘴滑舌的說話。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     你这游方的和尚，便是有些油嘴滑舌的说话。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE

     Nǐ zhè yóufāng de héshàng, biànshì yǒuxiē yóuzuǐhuáshé de shuōhuà. [Pinyin]

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   • 就如世上油嘴滑舌之人，無風作有，信著伶口俐舌，長篇大論，胡板亂扯，敷演出一篇話來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     就如世上油嘴滑舌之人，无风作有，信着伶口俐舌，长篇大论，胡板乱扯，敷演出一篇话来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     Jiù rú shìshàng yóuzuǐhuáshé zhī rén, wúfēng zuò yǒu, xìn zhù língkǒulìshé, chángpiāndàlùn, hú bǎn luàn chě, fūyǎn chū yī piān huà lái. [Pinyin]

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Derived terms

• 倒掛臘鴨——油嘴滑舌 / 倒挂腊鸭——油嘴滑舌 (dàoguà làyā, yóuzuǐhuáshé)