backbite; gossip; criticize behind someone's back
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to backbite; to gossip or criticize someone behind their back
informalMetaphorical idiom, literally 'to poke someone's spine' from behind. Carries a negative connotation, implying unfair or malicious gossip.
Bàn办
shì事
yào要
gōng公
zhèng正
，
bié别
ràng让
rén人
jia家
chuō戳
jǐ脊
liang梁
gǔ骨
。
Handle matters fairly, so that people don't gossip about you behind your back.
Tā他
yào要
shì是
tān贪
wū污
，
kěn肯
dìng定
huì会
bèi被
lǎo老
bǎi百
xìng姓
chuō戳
jǐ脊
liang梁
gǔ骨
de的
。
If he embezzles money, he will surely be criticized by the common people.
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Zuò做
rén人
yào要
guāng光
míng明
zhèng正
dà大
，
bù不
pà怕
bèi被
rén人
chuō戳
jǐ脊
liang梁
gǔ骨
。
Behave uprightly and openly, and you won't fear people gossiping about you.