油嘴滑舌

Chinese

		oil; sly	mouth	comical; cunning; slippery comical; cunning; slippery; smooth	tongue
trad. (油嘴滑舌)		油	嘴	滑	舌
simp. ^#(油嘴滑舌)		油	嘴	滑	舌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yóuzuǐhuáshé

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄕㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ zeoi² waat⁶ sit³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóuzuǐhuáshé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄕㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóuzuěihuáshé
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-tsui³-hua²-shê²
  - Yale: yóu-dzwěi-hwá-shé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youtzoeihwasher
  - Palladius: юцзуйхуашэ (juczujxuašɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ zeoi² waat⁶ sit³
  - Yale: yàuh jéui waaht sit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ dzoey² waat⁹ sit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ zêu² wad⁶ xid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯³⁵ waːt̚² siːt̚³/

Idiom

油嘴滑舌

speaking in a confident way but without careful thought or honesty; glib, being a fast-talker
- 你這遊方的和尚，便是有些油嘴滑舌的說話。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  你这游方的和尚，便是有些油嘴滑舌的说话。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE
  Nǐ zhè yóufāng de héshàng, biànshì yǒuxiē yóuzuǐhuáshé de shuōhuà. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 就如世上油嘴滑舌之人，無風作有，信著伶口俐舌，長篇大論，胡板亂扯，敷演出一篇話來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  就如世上油嘴滑舌之人，无风作有，信著伶口俐舌，长篇大论，胡板乱扯，敷演出一篇话来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE
  Jiù rú shìshàng yóuzuǐhuáshé zhī rén, wúfēng zuò yǒu, xìn zhù língkǒulìshé, chángpiāndàlùn, hú bǎn luàn chě, fūyǎn chū yī piān huà lái. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

倒掛臘鴨——油嘴滑舌／倒挂腊鸭——油嘴滑舌 (dàoguà làyā, yóuzuǐhuáshé)

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