| 油腔滑调 |
yóu qiāng huá diào |
flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech) / glib-tongued / oily |
| 油 |
yóu |
oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning |
| 腔 |
qiāng |
(bound form) cavity / (bound form) speech; talk / tune / accent (in one's speech) / (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock |
| 滑 |
Huá |
surname Hua |
| 滑 |
huá |
to slip; to slide / slippery; smooth / sly; slippery; not to be trusted |
| 调 |
diào |
to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody |
| 调 |
tiáo |
to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite |