Chinese

Noun

諛言

1. flattering words

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 諛言 ‎(yu + ngjon, literally “flatter + speech”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ゆげん [yùgéń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [jɯᵝɡ̃ẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

諛言 ‎(hiragana ゆげん, romaji yugen)

1. flattering words

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9