倒吊腊鸭，一嘴油倒吊臘鴨，一嘴油倒吊臘鴨，一嘴油

a cured duck hung upside down: its beak full of grease

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Mocks a glib, slippery talker who speaks smoothly but insincerely.
Wordplay: 油嘴 yóuzuǐ: the duck's beak is literally oily, and 'oily mouth' figuratively means glib and smooth-tongued.

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Simplified: 倒吊腊鸭，一嘴油
Traditional (Taiwan): 倒吊臘鴨，一嘴油
Pinyin: dàodiào là yā, yì zuǐ yóu
Bopomofo: ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄚˋ ㄧㄚ，ㄧˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄡˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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