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八面玲瓏 (baat3 min6 ling4 lung4) — be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) in Cantonese

baat˗₃八minˍ₆面lingˎ₄玲lungˎ₄瓏
简 八面玲珑
Mandarin Pinyin: ba1 mian4 ling2 long2

Meaning of 八面玲瓏

nounbe smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)

Characters in 八面玲瓏

八baat3
eight
面min6
face; surface; top
玲ling4
exquisite; ingenious; delicate
瓏lung4
jade with dragon-design carvings

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