chán​chǎn

to slander and flatter

  • created sense approved 谗谄/讒諂 · chán​chǎn · to slander and flatter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谗谄 / 讒諂

    chán​chǎn

    to slander and flatter

    to defame one person while flattering another

    谗 (literal) → 谗/讒 · chán · to slander 谄 (literal) → 谄/諂 · chǎn · to flatter

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 谗谄/讒諂 · chán​chǎn · slandering toady — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    谗谄 / 讒諂

    chán​chǎn

    slandering toady

    a person who slanders others while being sycophantic

    谗 (literal) → 谗/讒 · chán · slanderer 谄 (literal) → 谄/諂 · chǎn · to flatter

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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