薏苡之谤
yì​yǐ​zhī​bàng

to be falsely accused of corruption

  • created reference approved 薏苡之谤/薏苡之謗 → 薏苡明珠 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    薏苡之谤 / 薏苡之謗 yì​yǐ​zhī​bàng

    薏苡明珠 yì​yǐ​míng​zhū

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 薏苡之谤/薏苡之謗 · yì​yǐ​zhī​bàng · to be falsely accused of corruption — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    薏苡之谤 / 薏苡之謗

    yì​yǐ​zhī​bàng

    to be falsely accused of corruption

    To be slandered or accused of bribery despite being innocent; based on a story of a general accused of smuggling pearls that were actually Job's tears seeds

    薏苡 (literal) → 薏苡 · yì​yǐ · Job's tears 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 谤 (literal) → 谤/謗 · bàng · to slander

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    created sense