花言巧语

huā yán qiǎo yǔ

smooth, sweet-sounding lies

Character by character

花huā
flowery

言yán
words

巧qiǎo
clever

语yǔ
talk

别被那些推销员的花言巧语骗了。

Don't be taken in by those salesmen's smooth talk.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Always implies deceit. 甜言蜜语 is close but softer: often lovers' sweet talk, though it can also be a trap.

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