to slander; to spread malicious gossip
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to slander someone; to speak ill of someone to a superior or elder
literaryLiterary term. Describes the act of maliciously reporting or fabricating negative information about someone to someone in authority, often to harm their reputation or position.
Cháo朝
zhōng中
yǒu有
rén人
jí嫉
dù妒
tā他
de的
cái才
néng能
，
cháng常
zài在
huáng皇
dì帝
miàn面
qián前
chéng乘
jī机
jìn进
chán谗
。
Some officials at court, jealous of his talent, often seized opportunities to slander him in front of the emperor.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
xǔ许
duō多
zhōng忠
chén臣
yīn因
xiǎo小
rén人
jìn进
chán谗
ér而
méng蒙
yuān冤
。
Throughout history, many loyal ministers were wronged due to slander from petty individuals.
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Tā他
wéi为
rén人
zhèng正
zhí直
，
cóng从
bù不
jìn进
chán谗
hài害
rén人
。
He is an upright person and never slanders others to harm them.