sweet talk; honeyed words; to sweet-talk
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
honeyed words; deceptive and sweet-sounding talk
derogatoryRefers to speech that is deliberately crafted to deceive, flatter, or coax.
Bù不
yào要
xiāng相
xìn信
tā他
de的
nà那
xiē些
huā花
yán言
qiǎo巧
yǔ语
，
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
zài在
hǒng哄
nǐ你
。
Don't believe his sweet talk; he's just trying to coax you.
Tā他
yòng用
huā花
yán言
qiǎo巧
yǔ语
piàn骗
qǔ取
le了
lǎo老
rén人
de的
xìn信
rèn任
。
He used honeyed words to gain the old man's trust.
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Guǎng广
gào告
shāng商
de的
huā花
yán言
qiǎo巧
yǔ语
ràng让
rén人
zhēn真
jiǎ假
nán难
biàn辨
。
The advertisers' sweet talk makes it hard to tell truth from falsehood.
verb
to sweet-talk; to cajole with honeyed words
derogatoryDescribes the act of using deceptive, flattering language to achieve a goal.
Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
huā花
yán言
qiǎo巧
yǔ语
，
jiù就
shì是
wèi为
le了
piàn骗
nǐ你
de的
qián钱
。
He sweet-talks all day long just to swindle you out of your money.
Xiāo销
shòu售
yuán员
huā花
yán言
qiǎo巧
yǔ语
，
zhōng终
yú于
ràng让
gù顾
kè客
qiān签
le了
hé合
tóng同
。
The salesman sweet-talked the customer and finally got the contract signed.
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Bié别
duì对
wǒ我
huā花
yán言
qiǎo巧
yǔ语
，
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
de的
zhēn真
shí实
yì意
tú图
。
Don't sweet-talk me; I know your true intentions.