謗書

See also: 谤书

Chinese

		to slander; defame; speak ill of	book; letter
trad. (謗書)		謗	書
simp. (谤书)		谤	书

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàngshū

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàngshū
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàngshu
    • Wade–Giles: pang⁴-shu¹
    • Yale: bàng-shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banqshu
    • Palladius: баншу (banšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

Noun

謗書

1. (literary) libel; defamatory writing
2. (archaic) letter that criticizes

   • 樂羊返而論功，文侯示之謗書一篋。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     乐羊返而论功，文侯示之谤书一箧。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Yuè Yáng fǎn ér lùn gōng, Wénhóu shì zhī bàngshū yī qiè. [Pinyin]

     Yue Yang returns from the campaigns (against Zhongshan) and speaks of his martial achievements. Wen Hou shows him a chest full of letters critical of him (received during his absence).