guànmíhúntāng
灌米汤
to sweet-talk; to charm; to feed someone lines
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to feed someone sweet words; to flatter and confuse someone with honeyed talk
informalThe phrase uses the metaphor of a 'soul-bewitching soup' to suggest that the flattery is intoxicating and deceptive, often used in a negative context to describe manipulative behavior.
Nǐ你
bié别
bèi被
tā他
guàn灌
mí迷
hún魂
tāng汤
，
tā他
shuō说
de的
hǎo好
tīng听
，
xīn心
lǐ里
xiǎng想
de的
shì是
lìng另
yī一
tào套
。
Don't be charmed by his sweet talk; what he says sounds good, but he's thinking something else entirely.
Nà那
ge个
piàn骗
zi子
jiù就
shàn擅
cháng长
gěi给
lǎo老
nián年
rén人
guàn灌
mí迷
hún魂
tāng汤
，
piàn骗
qǔ取
tā他
men们
de的
xìn信
rèn任
hé和
qián钱
cái财
。
That scammer is good at sweet-talking elderly people, tricking them out of their trust and money.
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Lǐng领
dǎo导
zài在
huì会
shàng上
guàn灌
le了
diǎn点
mí迷
hún魂
tāng汤
，
dà大
jiā家
zàn暂
shí时
dōu都
gāo高
xìng兴
le了
，
dàn但
wèn问
tí题
qí其
shí实
méi没
jiě解
jué决
。
The leader fed everyone some sweet talk at the meeting, and people were happy for a moment, but the problems weren't actually solved.