"舌先三寸" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕita̠sa̠kʲisã̠nd͡zɨ̃ɴ] Forms: 舌先三寸 [canonical] (ruby: (した), (さき), (さん), (ずん)), shitasakisanzun [romanization]
Etymology: 舌先 + 三寸. Literary translation of Chinese 三寸舌 (sāncùnshé, “an eloquent tongue”) (> 三寸不爛之舌 /三寸不烂之舌 (sān cùn bù làn zhī shé)). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|舌先|三寸}} 舌先 + 三寸 Head templates: {{ja-noun|したさきさんずん}} 舌(した)先(さき)三(さん)寸(ずん) • (shitasakisanzun)
  1. using lip service to trick someone
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        "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
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Download raw JSONL data for 舌先三寸 meaning in Japanese (1.5kB)

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