use sweet but deceitful talk to coax; sweet-talk
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sweet-talk; to use flowery, deceptive language; to coax with insincere flattery
dialectA dialectal term (方言) that vividly describes using beautiful but empty words (like flowers and willows) to deceive or persuade. It implies the speaker is not trustworthy and the words lack substance.
Nǐ你
bié别
tīng听
tā他
huā花
shuō说
liǔ柳
shuō说
，
tā他
gēn根
běn本
bù不
xiǎng想
bāng帮
máng忙
。
Don't listen to his sweet talk; he has no intention of helping at all.
Nà那
ge个
tuī推
xiāo销
yuán员
huā花
shuō说
liǔ柳
shuō说
，
jiù就
xiǎng想
ràng让
wǒ我
mǎi买
tā他
de的
chǎn产
pǐn品
。
That salesperson used all sorts of flowery talk, just trying to get me to buy his product.
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Tā他
huā花
shuō说
liǔ柳
shuō说
bàn半
tiān天
，
zuì最
hòu后
cái才
chéng承
rèn认
zì自
jǐ己
cuò错
le了
。
He sweet-talked for a long time before finally admitting he was wrong.