defamation destroys a man(jī huǐ xiāo jīn)

defamation destroys a man

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī Hu ǐ Xi ā OJ ī n, which means continuous slander can destroy people. It comes from the selected works Jiang Yan's the first book of King yijianping.

Idiom explanation

Constant slander is destructive.

The origin of Idioms

According to Wen Xuan Jiang Yan's Yi Jian Ping Wang Shang Shu, "the lower official hears that the accumulated money is destroyed and sold, and the accumulated slander is used to grind the bones. If he is far away, he will be suspected of stealing the money, and if he is near, he will be named unjustly." Lu Xiang noted: "words destroy the depth of slander, can be sold to grind the strength of gold and stone."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing. example life is really hard, so we should weave here. If you spend money, you'll sing. Li Bai's snow slander poem for friends in Tang Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: accumulate, destroy, slander, slander.

Chinese PinYin : jī huǐ xiāo jīn