Meaning of 甘言 in Japanese

Definition of 甘言

かんげん(kangen) 【甘言】

(n, adj-no) cajolery
あやうく某業者の甘言に騙され、大損するところでした。
I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.

かんげんはぐうじんをよろこばす(kangenhaguujinwoyorokobasu) 【甘言は偶人を喜ばす】

(exp) sweet words only please a fool (prov); flattery works on puppets and fools

あやうく某ぼう業者ぎょうしゃの甘言かんげんに騙され、大損おおぞんするところでした。

I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.