佞

nìng
  1. to flatter
  2. flattery

CEDICT

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) eloquent
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) evil; wicked; crafty
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) flatterer
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) hypocritical; hypocrisy
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) talent (usually in the humble expression 不佞 (bùnìng))
  6. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to feel dizzy
  7. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to flatter; to be good at flattery
  8. eloquent
  9. evil; wicked; crafty
  10. flatterer
  11. hypocritical; hypocrisy
  12. talent (usually in the humble expression 不佞 (bùnìng))
  13. to feel dizzy
  14. to flatter; to be good at flattery

Wiktionary

  1. 才、才能。常为自谦之词。
  2. 善于花言巧语巴结的人。
  3. 巧言善辩、谄媚。
  4. 迷惑、困惑。
  5. 沉迷于、迷恋。
  6. 善于巧辩奉承的。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

不佞 bùnìng
  1. without eloquence
  2. untalented
  3. I, me (humble)
奸佞 jiānnìng crafty and fawning
谗佞 chánnìng
  1. to defame one person while flattering another
  2. a slandering toady
佞臣 nìngchén
奸佞 jiānnìng

Related entries

吹捧 chuīpěng
  1. to flatter
  2. to laud sb's accomplishments
  3. adulation
媚 mèi
  1. (bound form) to flatter
  2. (bound form) charming
拍马屁 pāimǎpì
  1. to flatter
  2. to fawn on
  3. to butter sb up
  4. toadying
  5. bootlicking
灌米汤 guànmǐtāng
  1. to flatter
  2. to butter sb up
谄 chǎn
  1. to flatter
  2. to cajole
谄媚 chǎnmèi to flatter
谀 yú to flatter
阿谀 ēyú
  1. to flatter
  2. to toady
奉承 fèngcheng
  1. to fawn on
  2. to flatter
  3. to ingratiate oneself
  4. flattery
他越是奉承我，我越觉得他讨厌。

The more he flatters, the less I like him.

Source: Tatoeba

诐 bì
  1. unfair
  2. to flatter
过奖 guòjiǎng
  1. to overpraise
  2. to flatter
过奖了。

I'm flattered.

Source: Tatoeba

媚词 mèicí flattery
马屁 mǎpì
  1. horse hindquarters
  2. flattery
  3. boot-licking
马屁拍在马脚上。

He chose to kiss up to someone, but stepped on a landmine instead.

Source: Tatoeba

偏辞 piāncí
  1. one-sided words
  2. prejudice
  3. flattery
高帽子 gāomàozi
  1. tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation
  2. dunce cap
  3. (fig.) flattery