积毁销骨
jī​huǐ​xiāo​gǔ

slander can destroy a person

  • created reference approved 积毁销骨/積毀銷骨 → 众口铄金/眾口鑠金 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    积毁销骨 / 積毀銷骨 jī​huǐ​xiāo​gǔ

    众口铄金 / 眾口鑠金 zhòng​kǒu​shuò​jīn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 积毁销骨/積毀銷骨 · jī​huǐ​xiāo​gǔ · slander can destroy a person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    积毁销骨 / 積毀銷骨

    jī​huǐ​xiāo​gǔ

    slander can destroy a person

    (idiom) accumulated slander can lead to someone's ruin or death, or destroy family ties; literally meaning that enough malicious gossip can melt even bones; describes how fearsome rumors and gossip can be

    积 (literal) → 积/積 · jī · to accumulate 毁 (literal) → 毁/毀 · huǐ · to defame 销 (literal) → 销/銷 · xiāo · to melt 骨 (literal) → 骨 · gǔ · bone

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