予人口實
yǔ​rén​kǒu​shí

to give cause for gossip

  • created sense approved 予人口实/予人口實 · yǔ​rén​kǒu​shí · to give cause for gossip — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    予人口实 / 予人口實

    yǔ​rén​kǒu​shí

    to give cause for gossip

    To give critics a handle; to leave oneself open to criticism or provide others with an excuse to attack or gossip.

    予 (literal) → 予 · yǔ · to give 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 口实 (literal) → 口实/口實 · kǒu​shí · pretext

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    created sense