油嘴

yóuzuǐ
adjective #22,824

Meanings

  1. 1 glib
  2. 2 smooth-talking
  3. 3 silver-tongued
  4. 4 eloquent and cunning

Examples

Tā shì gè yóuzuǐ de tuīxiāoyuán, shuō shénme dōu néng ràng rén xiāngxìn.
He is a glib salesman who can make people believe anything he says.
Bié tīng tā yóuzuǐ huáshé de, shuō de dōu shì jiǎhuà.
Don't listen to his smooth talk — everything he says is false.

Tips

usage
油嘴 often combines with to form 油嘴 (yóuzuǐ huáshé), meaning 'glib and slippery-tongued'. The oil () metaphor evokes something slippery and untrustworthy.
memory
Think of (oil) + (mouth) = an oily mouth — slippery words you can't quite grab hold of.

Stroke Order

yóu
zuǐ