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积毁销骨
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积毁销骨

积毁销骨 — “Accumulated slander melts bones”

积毁销骨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Constant slander or malicious gossip can utterly destroy a person's reputation, career, or even their spirit”. Literally, “Accumulated slander melts bones”.

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积毁销骨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

积毁销骨 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
积
jī10accumulate, product
毁
huǐ13destroy, damage, ruin
销
xiāo12sell, cancel, or destroy
骨
gǔ10bone

Example Sentence with 积毁销骨

小张虽然能力出众,却因遭受同事们的长期恶意中伤,最终心灰意冷,离开了公司,真是积毁销骨的悲剧。
Despite his exceptional abilities, Xiao Zhang became disheartened and eventually left the company due to persistent malicious slanders from his colleagues, a true tragedy where accumulated defamation led to his ruin.

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Synonyms of 积毁销骨

  • rén人yán言kě可wèi畏gossip and rumors are formidable

More idioms starting with 积

  • jī积bù不xiāng相néng能always been at odds
  • jī积xí习chéng成sú俗Long-standing habits become customs
  • jī积xí习chéng成cháng常long-standing habits become routine
  • jī积xí习jiàn渐mí靡Accumulated habits gradually take hold
  • jī积xí习shēng生cháng常ingrained habits become customary
  • jī积xí习nán难gǎi改Old habits die hard
  • jī积xí习nán难chú除Deep-rooted habits are hard to break
  • jī积yǐ以wéi为cháng常become a habit through accumulation
  • jī积gōng功xīng兴yè业achieve success through persistent effort
  • jī积láo劳chéng成jí疾fall ill from overwork
  • jī积láo劳chéng成bìng病fall ill from overwork
  • jī积láo劳chéng成cuì瘁become ill from constant overwork

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Questions about 积毁销骨

What does 积毁销骨 mean?

积毁销骨 (jī huǐ xiāo gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Constant slander or malicious gossip can utterly destroy a person's reputation, career, or even their spirit”.

How do you pronounce 积毁销骨?

积毁销骨 is pronounced jī huǐ xiāo gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 积毁销骨 literally mean?

Literally, 积毁销骨 means “Accumulated slander melts bones”. It is used to mean “Constant slander or malicious gossip can utterly destroy a person's reputation, career, or even their spirit”.

What is the Chinese definition of 积毁销骨?

积:聚;毁:毁谤;销:熔化。指不断的毁谤能使人毁灭。

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