語感 Dictionary

巧言令色鮮し仁

こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん

those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion

Also written 巧言令色少なし仁、巧言令色すくなし仁

Meanings

  1. Expression

    those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassionproverb

Example sentences

  • 巧言令色少こうげんれいしょくすくなし仁じん。

    Fair words butter no parsnips.

  • 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.