Taxonomy of meanings for 謗:　　

  • 謗 bàng (OC: paaŋs MC: pɑŋ) 補曠切 去 廣韻：【誹謗 】
    • CRITICISE
      • nab.post-V{NUM}actcriticism; public criticism; public blame; points of public criticism
      • vadNactcritical, full of public criticism 謗言 "speeches full of public criticism"
      • vadNpassivemuch criticised, publicly criticised 謗政 "much criticised government"
      • vt[oN]voice public criticism
      • vtoNraise public criticism against, show public dissatisfaction with
      • nabactcriticism suffered
    • SLANDER
      • nabactpopular slander, unjustified popular criticism
      • vadNvilifying, slanderous
      • viactengage in slandering, slander others;
      • vt(oN)slander a determinate person
      • vtoNslander someone behind his back, criticize someone behind his back; complain about somebehind people's back
      • vtoNpassiveget slandered
      • nabpassivethe condition of being object of slanderVK
    • CONDEMN

      Additional information about 謗

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        Criteria
      • PRAISE

        1. The current general word for praise is yù 譽 (ant. huǐ 毀 "speak ill of"), and the word often refers to straightforward objective praise rather than eulogy..

        2. Chēng 稱 (ant. bang 謗 "speak ill of behind his back") refers to "honourable mentioning" in public contexts and favourable public assessment of someone.

        3. Bāo 褒 (ant. biǎn 貶 "make derogatory remarks about") refers to a person with a certain authority passing a positive judgment on someone.

        4. Jiā 嘉 (ant. sǔn 損 "make belittling remarks about") refers to commending someone for a certain action or for past behaviour.

        5. Zàn 讚／贊 "eulogise" (ant. dǐ 詆 "speak ill of") refers to lyrical, typically exaggerated and overly enthusiastic praise.

        6. Sòng 頌 (ant. zhòu 咒 "make calumniatory remarks about") refers literally to the singing of someone's praises, but as in English, the praising thus described may actually be in ornate prose.

        7. Měi 美 and shàn 善 (all ant. wù 惡 "speak ill of") refer to the bringing out of positive, admirable or morally commendable aspects in something or someone through discourse.

        8. Yáng 揚 (ant. yì 抑 "do down") refers to the spreading of the good name of someone or something.

      • CRITICISE

        1. The current general term for criticism is fēi 非 (ant. shì 是 "approve of").

        2. Fěi 誹 (ant. zàn 贊 "commend") is to criticise someone's views in a condescending humiliating way. See also SLANDER.

        3. Jī 譏 is part of the historian's standard repertoire and refers typically to historian's censure of the behaviour of historical personalities.

        4. Zuì 罪 may sometimes come to refer to strong criticism of a person's views and achievements. See ACCUSE

        5. Bàng 謗 refers to slanderous criticism, typically not to the fact but behind one's back. See also SLANDER.

      • SLANDER

        1. The standard current word for speaking ill of a person is huǐ 毀 (ant. yù 譽 "praise"), and the slander involved can be of all kinds.

        2. Chán 讒 (ant. zàn 贊 "praise justly") refers to popular slander, sometimes by persons without significant political influence.

        3. Bàng 謗 "vilify a person" (ant. chēng 稱 "praise") refers to public serious criticism, sometimes coming close to public abuse; increasingly, the word tended to refer to unjustified such accusations, i.e. slander, but the word is also used for justified serious criticism in public.

        4. Fěi 誹 (ant. yáng 揚 "spread good reports about") refers to critical comments on a person, and these may come from persons of influence or from the common people. See CRITICISE

        5. Zèn 譖 (ant. zhāng 彰 "be full of public praise for") refers specifically to a secret malicious whispering campaign.

        6. Jī 譏 refers to subtle satirical slander.

        7. Wū 誣 (ant. zàn 贊 "praise justly") refers specifically to unjustified slander.

        8. Shàn 訕 (ant. sòng 頌 "sing the praises of") adds an element of ridicule to that of speaking ill of a person.

        9. Wù 惡 (ant. měi 美 "speak well of") can be used to focus on maligning someone to his superiors.

        Word relations
      • Assoc: (SLANDER)誹/SLANDER Fěi 誹 (ant. yáng 揚 "spread good reports about") refers to critical comments on a person, and these may come from persons of influence or from the common people. See CRITICISE
      • Assoc: (SLANDER)讟/SLANDER
      • Assoc: (SLANDER)毀 / 譭/SLANDER The standard current word for speaking ill of a person is huǐ 毀 (ant. yù 譽 "praise"), and the slander involved can be of all kinds.
      • Synon: (SLANDER)毀 / 譭/SLANDER The standard current word for speaking ill of a person is huǐ 毀 (ant. yù 譽 "praise"), and the slander involved can be of all kinds.
      • Synon: (SLANDER)誹/CRITICISE Fěi 誹 (ant. zàn 贊 "commend") is to criticise someone's views in a condescending humiliating way, and this form of criticism is notably less malicious than that involved in slander while being less formal and moralistic than in blame. See also SLANDER