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Idiomatic expression; Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)
to be evasive; to be not entirely truthful; to not be frank
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Proverb
speech is silver, silence is golden
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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.
