貽人口實
yí​rén​kǒu​shí

to give cause for gossip

  • created reference approved 贻人口实/貽人口實 → 予人口实/予人口實 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贻人口实 / 貽人口實 yí​rén​kǒu​shí

    予人口实 / 予人口實 yǔ​rén​kǒu​shí

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 贻人口实/貽人口實 · yí​rén​kǒu​shí · to give cause for gossip — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贻人口实 / 貽人口實

    yí​rén​kǒu​shí

    to give cause for gossip

    To give people grounds for talk or criticism; to leave oneself open to ridicule due to careless words or actions. Referred to in the classic Book of History.

    贻 (literal) → 贻/貽 · yí · to leave behind 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 口实 (literal) → 口实/口實 · kǒu​shí · pretext

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

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