巧言

巧言

Chinese

		opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (巧言)		巧	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎoyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau² jin⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): kháu-giân / kháu-gân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiǎoyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheauyan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎoyán
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯˨˩˦꜕꜖꜖ jɛn˧˥/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau² jin⁴
    • Yale: háau yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau² jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao² yin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /häːu̯˧˥ jiːn˨˩/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-giân
    • Tâi-lô: kháu-giân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'gieen
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kʰaʊ˥˧꜓꜓ giɛn˨˦/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaʊ˥˥˦꜕꜓ giɛn˨˦/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʊ˦˩꜓꜓ giɛn˨˧/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-gân
    • Tâi-lô: kháu-gân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'gaan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaʊ˥˧꜓꜓ gan˩˧/

Noun

巧言

1. clever but deceptive talk

   • 巧言令色，鮮矣仁！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     巧言令色，鲜矣仁！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Qiǎoyán lìngsè, xiǎn yǐ rén! [Pinyin]

     Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

   • 巧言亂德，小不忍則亂大謀。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     巧言乱德，小不忍则乱大谋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Qiǎoyán luàn dé, xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu. [Pinyin]

     Specious words confound virtue. Want of forbearance in small matters confounds great plans.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (巧言):

• → Japanese: 巧言 (こうげん) (kōgen)
• → Korean: 교언 (巧言, gyo-eon)
• → Vietnamese: xảo ngôn (巧言)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
巧	言
こう Grade: S	げん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こーげん [kòógéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) こーげ​ん [kòógéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

巧言 (hiragana こうげん, rōmaji kōgen, historical hiragana かうげん)

1. flattery

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN