誅心
zhū​xīn

to judge motives

  • created sense approved 诛心/誅心 · zhū​xīn · to judge motives — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    诛心 / 誅心

    zhū​xīn

    to judge motives

    To criticize someone based on their hidden intentions rather than their actual actions or words; to expose someone's ulterior motives. motives.

    诛 (literal) → 诛/誅 · zhū · to condemn 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · intention

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