曾参杀人
zēng​shēn​shā​rén

rumors are dreadful

  • created sense approved 曾参杀人/曾參殺人 · zēng​shēn​shā​rén · rumors are dreadful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    曾参杀人 / 曾參殺人

    zēng​shēn​shā​rén

    rumors are dreadful

    Refers to a story where a virtuous man was falsely accused of murder; used to describe how repeated rumors can make people believe a lie or to describe the danger of false accusations.

    曾参 (literal) → 曾参/曾參 · zēng​shēn · Zeng Shen 杀人 (literal) → 杀人/殺人 · shā​rén · to kill someone

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    created sense