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。常為自謙之詞。
  2. 善於花言巧語巴結的人。
  3. 巧言善辯、諂媚。
  4. 迷惑、困惑。
  5. 沉迷於、迷戀。
  6. 善於巧辯奉承的。

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
讒佞 chánnìng
  1. to defame one person while flattering another
  2. a slandering toady
佞臣 nìngchén
姦佞 jiānnìng

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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
拍馬屁 pāimǎpì
  1. to flatter
  2. to fawn on
  3. to butter sb up
  4. toadying
  5. bootlicking
灌米湯 guànmǐtāng
  1. to flatter
  2. to butter sb up
諂 chǎn
  1. to flatter
  2. to cajole
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