八はっ丁ちょう

noun

skillfulness; being adept; clever facility

A limited noun use meaning skill or facility, especially visible in set expressions such as 口八丁手八丁, meaning someone is skillful both in speech and in practical action. It is not usually used as a free everyday synonym for 上手さ.

• 彼かの女じょは口くちも八はっ丁ちょう手ても八はっ丁ちょうで、交こう渉しょうも実じつ務むも任まかせられる。

  She is skilled both in speech and in action, so she can be trusted with negotiations and practical work.

• 口くち八はっ丁ちょうな説せつ明めいにだまされないように注ちゅう意いした。

  I was careful not to be taken in by his slick, skillful talk.