talk glibly

talk glibly

The Chinese idiom, y á och ú ng ǔ Hu ì in pinyin, means to tease and incite by playing with the skin of the mouth, and generally means to show off eloquence. From the preface to send Xu Danian back to Chun'an.

Idiom explanation

You talk and you talk. It is used to tease and incite.

The origin of Idioms

Song Lian of the Ming Dynasty wrote a preface to sending Xu Danian back to Chun'an: "those who like to talk about things in the world will come back when they see their words and salaries, shake their lips and drum their beaks, boast and praise each other."

Idiom usage

Show off one's eloquence