盗嫂受金 — “Engaging in impropriety with one's sister-in-law and accepting bribes”
盗嫂受金 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a historical allusion referring to someone being slandered and suspected of impropriety due to minor flaws or fabricated accusations, often implying unjust or malicious defamation”. Literally, “Engaging in impropriety with one's sister-in-law and accepting bribes”.
盗嫂受金 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 盗嫂受金
In the early Western Han Dynasty, Chen Ping surrendered to Liu Bang and was appointed Prime Minister. However, prominent generals like Jiang Hou and Guan Ying were displeased.
They spread malicious rumors against Chen Ping to Liu Bang, deliberately fabricating scandals such as Chen Ping having an illicit affair with his sister-in-law and accepting bribes from his subordinates – granting favors to those who paid more and punishing those who paid less. Consequently, Liu Bang grew suspicious of Chen Ping and ceased to fully trust and employ him.
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- dào盗yì亦yǒu有dào道Even outlaws have their code
- dào盗míng名àn暗shì世exploit chaos for false fame
- dào盗míng名qī欺shì世gain fame by deceiving the public
- dào盗yuàn怨zhǔ主rén人Evil people resent honest people
- dào盗zēng憎zhǔ主rén人Evil people hate upright individuals
- dào盗yù玉qiè窃gōu钩steal things of all sizes
- dào盗zéi贼fēng蜂qǐ起Bandits rising everywhere
- dào盗zhí跖zhī之wù物Ill-gotten gains
- dào盗zhōng钟yǎn掩ěr耳deceive oneself by ignoring obvious facts
- dào盗líng铃yǎn掩ěr耳deceive oneself; bury one's head in the sand
- dào盗shí食zhì致bǎo饱to profit from ill-gotten gains
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Open the tool →Questions about 盗嫂受金
What does 盗嫂受金 mean?
盗嫂受金 (dào sǎo shòu jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a historical allusion referring to someone being slandered and suspected of impropriety due to minor flaws or fabricated accusations, often implying unjust or malicious defamation”.
How do you pronounce 盗嫂受金?
盗嫂受金 is pronounced dào sǎo shòu jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 盗嫂受金 literally mean?
Literally, 盗嫂受金 means “Engaging in impropriety with one's sister-in-law and accepting bribes”. It is used to mean “a historical allusion referring to someone being slandered and suspected of impropriety due to minor flaws or fabricated accusations, often implying unjust or malicious defamation”.
Where does 盗嫂受金 come from?
盗嫂受金 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 盗嫂受金?
以之为因小眚而遭谗被疑的典实。