with mild and affectionate words(shuō qīn dào rè)

with mild and affectionate words

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Shu ō Q ī nd à or è, describes the kind and warm words. It's used to describe intimacy only in words. From chapter 76 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Say warm words. It's used to describe intimacy only in words.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 76 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "sister hateful Bao and sister Qin talk about intimacy every day."

Idiom usage

To talk intimately; talk intimately

Chinese PinYin : shuō qīn dào rè