油光水滑

yóuguāngshuǐhuá
  1. sleek
  2. shiny and smooth

CEDICT

  1. 形容屢經磨拭而光滑細潤。
  2. 形容人奸險狡詐，油嘴滑舌。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 油光 yóuguāng
  1. glossy
  2. gleaming
  3. shiny (due to greasiness)
  4. slick
  5. greasy
  6. oily
2 水 shuǐ
  1. water
  2. (after a name) ... River
  3. to swim (used mostly in 會水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
  4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  6. classifier for washings of a garment
3 滑 huá
  1. to slip; to slide
  2. slippery; smooth
  3. sly; slippery; not to be trusted

Related entries

流線型 liúxiànxíng
  1. sleek
  2. streamlined
光潤 guāngrùn
  1. glossy
  2. lustrous
  3. sleek
潤滑 rùnhuá
  1. smooth
  2. oily
  3. sleek
  4. to lubricate
润滑系统设计得不好。

The lubrication system was poorly designed.

Source: Tatoeba