蝇粪点玉 — “To slander or defame a good person”
蝇粪点玉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to slander or defame a good person”. To mar or tarnish something pure and excellent with a minor, vile imperfection. Literally, “fly feces spotting jade”.
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蝇粪点玉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蝇粪点玉 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 蝇粪点玉
那个小人造谣生事，简直是蝇粪点玉，试图毁坏他的清誉。
That scoundrel spread rumors and caused trouble, it's simply like fly feces spotting jade, attempting to tarnish his good name.
Idioms Related to 蝇粪点玉
More idioms starting with 蝇
- yíng蝇lì利wō蜗míng名petty profits and paltry reputation
- yíng蝇míng名wō蜗lì利petty fame and trivial gains
- yíng蝇shēng声wā蛙zào噪inferior, meaningless literary works or trivial chatter
- yíng蝇shēng声wā蛙zào躁trivial, uninspired, tiresome literary works
- yíng蝇tóu头xiǎo小lì利petty gains
- yíng蝇tóu头xiǎo小kǎi楷miniscule, neatly written characters
- yíng蝇tóu头wēi微lì利paltry profits
- yíng蝇tóu头wō蜗jiǎo角Trifling gains and petty fame
- yíng蝇cuán攒yǐ蚁jù聚a large disorderly crowd gathering
- yíng蝇cuán攒yǐ蚁fù附scramble for personal gain
- yíng蝇yíng营gǒu狗gǒu苟shamelessly scramble for personal gain
- yíng蝇yíng营yǐ蚁jù聚swarm around for personal gain
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What does 蝇粪点玉 mean?
蝇粪点玉 (yíng fèn diǎn yù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to slander or defame a good person”.
How do you pronounce 蝇粪点玉?
蝇粪点玉 is pronounced yíng fèn diǎn yù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蝇粪点玉 literally mean?
Literally, 蝇粪点玉 means “fly feces spotting jade”. It is used to mean “to slander or defame a good person”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蝇粪点玉?
点：斑点，引伸为污辱、玷污。苍蝇粪玷污了美玉。比喻坏人诬陷好人。