赤舌烧城 — “Malicious gossip or slanderous remarks can cause immense damage”
赤舌烧城 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Malicious gossip or slanderous remarks can cause immense damage”. Comparable to a devastating fire. Literally, “Red tongue burns city”.
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赤舌烧城 Pronunciation and Pinyin
赤舌烧城 Character Breakdown
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他深知赤舌烧城的厉害，所以从不在背后议论他人的是非。
He knew the immense harm caused by malicious gossip, so he never discussed others' rights and wrongs behind their backs.
Idioms Related to 赤舌烧城
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- chì赤kǒu口shāo烧chéng城malicious gossip causes severe destruction
- chì赤kǒu口bái白shé舌utter malicious and hurtful words
- chì赤dì地qiān千lǐ里barren land for thousands of miles
- chì赤bì壁áo鏖bīng兵fierce battle at Chibi
- chì赤zǐ子zhī之xīn心pure and innocent heart
- chì赤xīn心fèng奉guó国Serve the nation with utmost loyalty
- chì赤xīn心bào报guó国serve the country with utmost loyalty
- chì赤xīn心xiāng相dài待treat with genuine sincerity
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What does 赤舌烧城 mean?
赤舌烧城 (chì shé shāo chéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Malicious gossip or slanderous remarks can cause immense damage”.
How do you pronounce 赤舌烧城?
赤舌烧城 is pronounced chì shé shāo chéng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 赤舌烧城 literally mean?
Literally, 赤舌烧城 means “Red tongue burns city”. It is used to mean “Malicious gossip or slanderous remarks can cause immense damage”.
What is the Chinese definition of 赤舌烧城?
赤：火红色。赤舌如火，足以烧城。比喻毁谤或挑拔离间的话非常伤害人。