have the gift of the gab(líng yá lì chǐ)

have the gift of the gab

Glib, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l í ngy á L ì ch ǐ, which means to describe a person who is smart and can speak well. From Zhang Tianshi by Wu Changling in Yuan Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: smart, exquisite and clear; Antonyms: clumsy, dull, tongue tied

The origin of Idioms

The third discount of Zhang Tianshi written by Wu Changling in Yuan Dynasty: "if you don't go there, you'll be smart. You'll talk about good and bad people, criticize ambiguous people, and do harm to others."

Idiom usage

Bilian was born, and she was the most flexible. She was very fond of chuocheng and his fourth aunt. The eighty fourth chapter of Wu Jianren's twenty years of witnessing the strange situation in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : líng yá lì chǐ