偶语弃市
ǒu​yǔ​qì​shì

chance remarks lead to death

  • created sense approved 偶语弃市/偶語棄市 · ǒu​yǔ​qì​shì · chance remarks lead to death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    偶语弃市 / 偶語棄市

    ǒu​yǔ​qì​shì

    chance remarks lead to death

    (idiom) Chance remarks or private conversations can lead to public execution; refers to the extreme political oppression of the Qin Dynasty.

    偶语 (literal) → 偶语/偶語 · ǒu​yǔ · to whisper together 弃市 (literal) → 弃市/棄市 · qì​shì · public execution

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