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含沙射影

ham4 saa1 se6 jing2

to spread unfounded rumors

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

含沙射影

This word was added by bybell on 19th Feb 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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含 ham4 han2 - hold in mouth; contain; endure
沙 saa1 sha1 - sand
射 jik6 se6 je6 sik6 ye4 yi4 shi2 she4 - [1] [v] shoot; eject [2] [v] issue forth; emit
影 jing2 ying3 - shadow; image; reflection

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