suffer disgrace; be humiliated
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suffer disgrace; to be subjected to humiliation
literaryA formal, literary term. Often used in contexts involving one's reputation, honor, or legacy being unjustly sullied.
Tā他
bù不
yuàn愿
ràng让
jiā家
zú族
de的
míng名
shēng声
méng蒙
gòu垢
。
He did not want his family's reputation to be stained.
Zhè这
wèi位
zhōng忠
chén臣
bèi被
jiān奸
chén臣
wū诬
xiàn陷
，
méng蒙
gòu垢
duō多
nián年
。
This loyal official was framed by treacherous courtiers and lived in disgrace for many years.
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Tā他
jiān坚
xìn信
zì自
jǐ己
qīng清
bái白
，
jí即
shǐ使
méng蒙
gòu垢
yě也
bù不
biàn辩
jiě解
。
He firmly believed in his own innocence and would not defend himself even when humiliated.