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薏苡明珠
yì​yǐ​míng​zhū

to be falsely accused of bribery

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
薏苡明珠 yì​yǐ​míng​zhū
to be falsely accused of bribery
to suffer from false rumors or be unjustly slandered; literally referring to General Ma Yuan being accused of bringing back pearls when he actually brought back Job's tears seeds

Cross-References

See

  • 薏苡 yì​yǐ
  • 明珠 míng​zhū

Synonym

  • 薏苡之谤 yì​yǐ​zhī​bàng