便べん佞ねい

na-adjective, noun

flattery; adulation

Literary and rare term for insincere praise or sycophantic behavior. Not used in everyday conversation; modern equivalents include お世辞 or 追従.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばは便べん佞ねいに過すぎず、本ほん心しんではない。

  His words are nothing but flattery and not his true feelings.

• 便べん佞ねいの徒とに惑まどわされてはいけない。

  Do not be misled by sycophants.