slander; calumny; defamation
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Meanings
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slander; calumny; defamatory rumors
literaryA literary term originating from classical Chinese, particularly famous from Qu Yuan's 'Li Sao' (离骚). It denotes malicious speech intended to slander or defame someone's character.
Qū屈
Yuán原
zài在
《
Lí离
Sāo骚
》
zhōng中
gǎn感
tàn叹
：
'
zhòng众
nǚ女
jí嫉
yú余
zhī之
é蛾
méi眉
xī兮
，
yáo谣
zhuó诼
wèi谓
yú余
yǐ以
shàn善
yín淫
。
'
Qu Yuan lamented in 'Li Sao': 'The crowd of women envy my moth-like eyebrows, and spread slanderous rumors accusing me of being lascivious.'
Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
xiē些
wú无
zhōng中
shēng生
yǒu有
de的
yáo谣
zhuó诼
，
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
chén沉
mò默
。
In the face of these groundless slanders, he chose silence.
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Qīng清
zhě者
zì自
qīng清
，
bù不
bì必
lǐ理
huì会
nà那
xiē些
yáo谣
zhuó诼
zhī之
cí词
。
The innocent will prove themselves innocent; there is no need to pay attention to such slanderous words.