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血口喷人

Word · VerbTraditional血口噴人

slander; make vicious accusations

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to slander someone with vicious words; to make unfounded malicious accusations against someone

neutral

This idiom carries strong negative connotations. It is often used in formal contexts or serious arguments to accuse someone of making baseless, malicious attacks. The literal image is of spitting blood at someone, symbolizing the viciousness of the slander.

Nǐ你
zhè这
shì是
xuè血
kǒu口
pēn喷
rén人
 ,
wǒ我
gēn根
běn本
méi没
zuò做
guo过
zhè这
zhǒng种
shì事
 !

This is slander! I never did such a thing!

Bào报
zhǐ纸
shàng上
nà那
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
wán完
quán全
shì是
xuè血
kǒu口
pēn喷
rén人
 ,
wū诬
xiàn陷
hǎo好
rén人
 。

That article in the newspaper is complete slander, framing innocent people.

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Zài在
fǎ法
tíng庭
shàng上
 ,
bèi被
gào告
zhǐ指
zé责
yuán原
gào告
xuè血
kǒu口
pēn喷
rén人
 。

In court, the defendant accused the plaintiff of making vicious slander.

Nǐ你
bù不
yào要
xuè血
kǒu口
pēn喷
rén人
 ,
shuō说
huà话
yào要
yǒu有
zhèng证
jù据
 。

Don't make malicious accusations; you need evidence to speak.