chán​nìng

slanderer

  • created sense approved 谗佞/讒佞 · chán​nìng · slanderer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谗佞 / 讒佞

    chán​nìng

    slanderer

    (literary) a person who frames others with malicious talk while using flattery to please those in power; a slandering toady

    谗 (literal) → 谗/讒 · chán · slanderer 佞 (literal) → 佞 · nìng · flatterer

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  • created sense approved 谗佞/讒佞 · chán​nìng · to defame — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谗佞 / 讒佞

    chán​nìng

    to defame

    (literary) to speak ill of others; to slander or defame someone

    谗 (literal) → 谗/讒 · chán · to slander 佞 (literal) → 佞 · nìng · to flatter

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