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巧言令色鮮こうげんれいし仁ょくすくなしじん

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こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん
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    1. those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion
      from the Analects of Confucius
      See also: 巧言令色 (こうげんれいしょく)
      あいつは口くちばかりで、誠意せいいがないね。巧言令色少こうげんれいしょくすくなし仁じんとはよくいったもんだ。
      They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.
Kanji
巧 コウ adroit, skilled, ingenuity 言 ゲン say, word 令 レイ orders, laws, command 色 ショク color 鮮 セン fresh, vivid, clear 仁 ジン humanity, virtue, benevolence
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