诛心之论
zhū​xīn​zhī​lùn

exposure of ulterior motives

  • created sense approved 诛心之论/誅心之論 · zhū​xīn​zhī​lùn · exposure of ulterior motives — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    诛心之论 / 誅心之論

    zhū​xīn​zhī​lùn

    exposure of ulterior motives

    A criticism that exposes someone's hidden motives or condemns them based on their intentions rather than their actual actions; a devastatingly penetrating critique.

    诛心 (literal) → 诛心/誅心 · zhū​xīn · to judge motives 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 论 (literal) → 论/論 · lùn · theory

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