(literary) to slander or use malicious talk to ruin someone's reputation

Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.

(bound form) to slander; to falsely accuse; to frame. This word is typically used in literary or formal contexts, as in 谮言 zèn​yán or 谮毁 zèn​huǐ.