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Chinese dictionary
derogattack by innuendo; insinuate; name the lime tree and really mean the acacia; one means right when one says left
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.
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.
使用含沙射影的卑劣手法
resort to insinuation
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.
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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).