巧言

Chinese

		opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; 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
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kháu-giân / kháu-gân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎoyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎoyán
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiao³-yen²
  - Yale: chyǎu-yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheauyan
  - Palladius: цяоянь (cjaojanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau² jin⁴
  - Yale: háau yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau² jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hao² yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³⁵ jiːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-giân
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'gieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɛn²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-gân
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'gaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan¹³/

Noun

巧言

clever but deceptive talk
- 巧言令色，鮮矣仁！ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  巧言令色，鲜矣仁！ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 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。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  巧言乱德，小不忍则乱大谋。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 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.

Derived terms

巧言亂德 / 巧言乱德
巧言令色 (qiǎoyánlìngsè)
巧言如簧

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (巧言):

→ Japanese: 巧言(こうげん) (kōgen)
→ Korean: 교언(巧言) (gyoeon)
→ Vietnamese: xảo ngôn (巧言)

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーげん [kòógéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) こーげん [kòógéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

巧(こう)言(げん) • (kōgen) ^{←かうげん (kaugen)^?}

flattery

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
巧	言

Noun

巧言 • (gyoeon) (hangeul 교언)

hanja form^? of 교언 (“flattery”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
巧	言

Noun

巧言

chữ Hán form of xảo ngôn (“flattery”)