油滑

yóuhuá
  1. oily
  2. greasy
  3. unctuous
  4. slippery (character)

CEDICT

  1. (of a person) slick and sly; smooth and evasive
  2. oily; greasy
  3. slick and sly; smooth and evasive

Wiktionary

圆滑、世故。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 油 yóu
  1. oil
  2. fat
  3. grease
  4. petroleum
  5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. oily
  7. greasy
  8. glib
  9. cunning
2 滑 huá
  1. to slip; to slide
  2. slippery; smooth
  3. sly; slippery; not to be trusted

Related entries

油油 yóuyóu oily
油乎乎 yóuhūhū
  1. greasy
  2. oily
润滑 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

油腔滑调 yóuqiānghuádiào
  1. flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech)
  2. glib-tongued
  3. oily
油 yóu
  1. oil
  2. fat
  3. grease
  4. petroleum
  5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. oily
  7. greasy
  8. glib
  9. cunning
撒油那啦！

Sayonara!

Source: Tatoeba

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