to appraise; pass judgment; comment on
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to praise or criticize; to pass judgment on; to appraise (people)
literaryA literary term used for evaluating people's character or conduct. Often appears in the phrase '臧否人物' (to comment on people). Derived from classical Chinese, where 臧 means 'good' and 否 means 'bad', together meaning 'to assess the good and bad'.
Tā他
jīng经
cháng常
zāng臧
pǐ否
rén人
wù物
，
yì议
lùn论
shí时
shì事
。
He often passes judgment on people and discusses current affairs.
Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
zāng臧
pǐ否
yī一
cí词
，
yì意
wéi为
bāo褒
biǎn贬
píng评
lùn论
。
The term 'zangpi' is often used in ancient books, meaning to praise or criticize.
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Tā他
hào好
zāng臧
pǐ否
rén人
wù物
，
yīn因
cǐ此
dé得
zuì罪
le了
bù不
shǎo少
rén人
。
He likes to pass judgment on people, thus offending quite a few.