bā miàn líng lóng
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
八
bā
eight
面
miàn
variant of 麵|面[mian4]
玲
líng
(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑)
珑
lóng
tinkling of gem-pendants
