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含沙射影
  ham4 saa1 se6 jing2   jyutping
  han2 sha1 she4 ying3   pinyin
to attack someone by innuendo/insinuations; to spread unfounded rumors

Idiom

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

This word has been viewed 1472 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 19th Feb 2006 17:49 and last edited on 5th Apr 2013 19:11
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Characters in this word:

 ham4  -  hold in mouth; contain; endure
 saa1  -  sand
 se6  -  shoot; emit
 jing2  -  shadow; image; reflection
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