口くち八はっ丁ちょう

noun

smooth talker; glib; eloquent

Often implies a person who is quick with words, sometimes with a negative nuance of being too smooth or talkative. Commonly used in the phrase 口八丁手八丁 (くちはっちょうてはっちょう), meaning someone who is both a smooth talker and handy with their hands.

• 彼かれは口くち八はっ丁ちょうで、どんな場ばでもうまく話はなす。

  He's a smooth talker and can speak well in any situation.

• 口くち八はっ丁ちょう手て八はっ丁ちょうの彼かれは、営えい業ぎょう成せい績せきがトップだ。

  He's both a smooth talker and a skilled worker, and his sales performance is top.