甘言は偶人を喜ばす

かんげんはぐうじんをよろこばす

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb sweet words only please a fool; flattery works on puppets and fools

Kanji

• 甘 sweet. Read as カン.
• 言 word. Read as ゲン.
• 偶 chance. Read as グウ.
• 人 person. Read as ジン.
• 喜 delight. Read as よろこばす.

Word lists

• Proverbs

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists