chuō
liang

proverb
idiom

Meaning of 戳脊梁骨

戳脊梁骨 means to backbite; to gossip or criticize someone behind their back. Pronounced chuō jǐ liang gǔ.

  • to backbite; to gossip or criticize someone behind their back

Definitions & Examples

Bàn
shì
yào
gōng
zhèng
 
bié
ràng
rén
jia
chuō
liang
 

Handle matters fairly, so that people don't gossip about you behind your back.

yào
shì
tān
 
kěn
dìng
huì
bèi
lǎo
bǎi
xìng
chuō
liang
de
 

If he embezzles money, he will surely be criticized by the common people.

Zuò
rén
yào
guāng
míng
zhèng
 
bèi
rén
chuō
liang
 

Behave uprightly and openly, and you won't fear people gossiping about you.