sweet words and lavish gifts

sweet words and lavish gifts

Humble words are a Chinese idiom,

Pinyin is B ē IC í h ò UL ǐ,

Explanation: it means modest words and generous gifts. See "despicable words".

idiom

sweet words and lavish gifts

Pinyin

bēicíhòulǐ

Citation explanation

A modest word and a generous gift. See "despicable words". In the historical records of Goujian family, the king of Yue, it is said that "it is not allowed to leave it with humble words, but to live in the city." Xu Shaozhuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "when Cao Cao was in a low position, he often used humble words to seek for his own purpose." Han Shun, biography of Gao Shi, written by Huang Fumi of Jin Dynasty, is characterized by profound Daoism, which enables people to use Bi Bi and silk to hire Shun with humble words and courtesy, hoping to become a teacher. Chen ZhangFu of the Tang Dynasty wrote a letter with sun Yuanwai of the Ministry of officials: "in ancient times, when people recruited virtuous people, they sent down Pu and tied up silk, and they were so mean that they were afraid that they would not come." In the Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong's Yu Shi Ming Yan (volume 2-1): "Gou Jian wanted to buy Wu at that time and broke Gusu with humble words."

Discrimination of words

Synonym: humble words; usage: used as predicate and attribute; refers to the attitude towards people