授人口實
shòu​rén​kǒu​shí

to give people grounds for gossip

  • created sense approved 授人口实/授人口實 · shòu​rén​kǒu​shí · to give people grounds for gossip — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    授人口实 / 授人口實

    shòu​rén​kǒu​shí

    to give people grounds for gossip

    To give others a pretext or basis for criticism, mockery, or gossip; to leave oneself vulnerable to attack by one's own words or actions

    授 (literal) → 授 · shòu · to confer 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 口实 (literal) → 口实/口實 · kǒu​shí · pretext

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    created sense