Definition & Meaning

attack by innuendo; insinuate; name the lime tree and really mean the acacia; one means right when one says left

Word usage

hán shā shè yǐng

含 沙 射 影

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derogattack by innuendo; insinuate; name the lime tree and really mean the acacia; one means right when one says left
- tā bèi zhǐ hán shā shè yǐng de gōng jī guó jiā lǐng dǎo rén
  他被指含沙射影地攻击国家领导人。
  He was censured for attacking the state leader by innuendo.
- tā men jiù shì chǎo zuǐ yě cóng bù hán shā shè yǐng zhǐ sāng mà huái
  他们就是吵嘴，也从不含沙射影，指桑骂槐。
  Even when they argued, they did so without tip-toeing around each other's feeling.
- shǐ yòng hán shā shè yǐng de bēi liè shǒu fǎ
  使用含沙射影的卑劣手法
  resort to insinuation
- wǒ men de lǎo bǎn zuì jìn jiě gù le yī míng mì shū yīn wèi tā zǒng shì zài jiāo tán shí duì tóng shì shuō xiē hán shā shè yǐng de nán tīng huà
  我们的老板最近解雇了一名秘书，因为她总是在交谈时对同事说些含沙射影的难听话。
  Our boss recently fired a secretary who was always filling her conversations with nasty innuendoes about our co-workers.
synonym
guǎi wān mò jiǎo拐弯抹角 zhǐ sāng mà huái指桑骂槐 yǐn huì qū zhé隐晦曲折 zhǐ dōng shuō xī指东说西 zhǐ jī mà gǒu指鸡骂狗
antonym
guāng míng zhèng dà光明正大 zhí jié liǎo dàng直截了当

Word usage

Note
"含沙射影" is different from "指桑骂槐". "含沙射影" emphasizes secretly slandering and slandering people; "指桑骂槐" emphasizes publicly cursing (although not directly).

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