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巧
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Sports
good run; fine running; running well
Examples
レフトが好走して大飛球を捕った。
The left fielder ran hard and caught the long fly.
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skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
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honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
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flattery; honeyed words
Examples
巧言令色少なし仁。
Fair words butter no parsnips.
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Proverb
it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
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Proverb; From the Analects of Confucius
those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion
Examples
あいつは口ばかりで、誠意がないね。巧言令色少なし仁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.
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better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent
