巧言令色,鮮矣仁。
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
Source:
Tatoeba
Sentence Composition
| 1 | 巧言令色 | qiǎoyánlìngsè | to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom) |
| =2 | 鮮 | xiān |
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| =2 | 鮮 | xiǎn |
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| 3 | 矣 | yǐ | classical final particle, similar to modern 了 le |
| 4 | 仁 | rén |
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