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(idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations

含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to make false accusations against sb (idiom)含血喷人hán xuè pēn rénlit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree · fig. to scold sb indirectly · to make oblique accusations (idiom)指桑骂槐zhǐ sāng mà huái(idiom) to slander viciously恶语中伤è yǔ zhòng shāngto refer obliquely to · to insinuate · innuendo影射yǐng shèto spit blood (idiom); venomous slander · malicious attacks血口喷人xuè kǒu pēn rénto use the past to disparage the present (idiom)借古讽今jiè gǔ fěng jīn
Antonyms
(of a person) honorable; not devious · (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly · (of a situation) out in the open光明正大guāng míng zhèng dàdirect and plainspoken (idiom); blunt · straightforward直截了当zhí jié liǎo dàng
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