To make a groundless accusation; to slander an innocent person without any verifiable basis or cause.
小张因为一点误会，就在背后散布谣言，这简直是蛤蟆夜哭，毫无根据地诬陷别人。
Because of a minor misunderstanding, Xiao Zhang spread rumors behind people's backs. This is simply making groundless accusations, slandering others without any basis.
Era:
Ancient
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Story:
Ai Zi was sailing on the sea and anchored on a secluded island one night.
In the middle of the night, he heard sounds from underwater. A soft-shelled turtle was saying that the Dragon King had issued an order to execute all tailed animals the next day, and it was terrified.
A toad, upon hearing this, also began to cry. The soft-shelled turtle found this very strange.
The toad explained that it was afraid because if one traced back to its tadpole days, it too would be included in the list of those to be executed.
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