Chinese word

诽谤

Pronunciation

Pinyinfěi bàng

Meaning

  • verbslander

Example

别在背后诽谤人。bié zài bèi hòu fěi bàng rén

Don't slander people behind their backs.

Illustration for 诽谤 (slander)

More examples

在职场上无端诽谤同事会破坏团队信任。zài zhí chǎng shàng wú duān fěi bàng tóng shì huì pò huài tuán duì xìn rèn

Slandering coworkers without cause in the workplace can damage team trust.

Core concept

A verbal stain cast over someone's public name, lowering how others regard them.

Common phrases

  • 网络上诽谤他人wǎng luò shàng fěi bàng tā rén

    slander others online

  • 无端诽谤wú duān fěi bàng

    slander without cause

  • 散布诽谤言论sàn bù fěi bàng yán lùn

    spread slanderous remarks

Similar words

诋毁dí huǐ: Speaking maliciously to damage someone's reputation, standing, or work.
污蔑wū miè: Making baseless negative claims about someone that stain the person's reputation.
诬陷wū xiàn: Using false evidence or stories to make someone seem guilty or suspicious.
造谣zào yáo: Making up false stories and spreading them among people.

Definition in Chinese

以言语散布关于他人的虚假或夸大事实，从而使对方在社会评价上受损的举动。yǐ yán yǔ sàn bù guān yú tā rén de xū jiǎ huò kuā dà shì shí cóng ér shǐ duì fāng zài shè huì píng jià shàng shòu sǔn de jǔ dòng

Word origin

诽 (fěi, "speak ill of") + 谤 (bàng, "speak against") form a compound of two speech-related characters, reinforcing the idea of harming a person's reputation through words.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may reach for this term when translating any sharp remark, but ordinary criticism does not automatically carry its serious reputational charge.

Other meanings

  • defamationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 诽谤案fěi bàng àndefamation casenoun
  • 诽谤罪fěi bàng zuìcriminal defamationnoun

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