查字查词

巧立名目

qiao3 li4 ming2 mu4

• to fabricate excuses (idiom)
• to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

巧舌如簧

qiao3 she2 ru2 huang2

• lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)
• fig. to have a glib tongue

巧言令色

qiao3 yan2 ling4 se4

• to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)

巧计

繁体：巧計

qiao3 ji4

• maneuver
• scheme

巧诈

繁体：巧詐

qiao3 zha4

• deceitful
• crafty
• artful

巧诈不如拙诚

繁体：巧詐不如拙誠

qiao3 zha4 bu4 ru2 zhuo1 cheng2

• the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
• honesty is the best policy

巧辩

繁体：巧辯

qiao3 bian4

• to argue skillfully or plausibly
• rhetoric