含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
Pinyin

Definition

含沙射影
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hán shā shè yǐng
  1. to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
  2. to make oblique charges
  3. to make insinuations
  4. to insinuate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

射
shè
  1. 1 old variant of 射[shè]
含
hán
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to contain
  3. 3 to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)
含有
hán yǒu
  1. 1 to contain
  2. 2 including
射手
shè shǒu
  1. 1 archer
  2. 2 shooter
  3. 3 marksman
  4. 4 (football etc) striker
射手座
Shè shǒu zuò
  1. 1 Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
影响
yǐng xiǎng
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 to influence
  4. 4 to affect (usually adversely)
  5. 5 to disturb
  6. 6 CL:股[gǔ]
影响力
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
摄影
shè yǐng
  1. 1 to take a photograph
  2. 2 photography
  3. 3 to shoot (a movie)
沙发
shā fā
  1. 1 sofa (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo],張|张[zhāng]
  3. 3 (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
长沙
Cháng shā
  1. 1 Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
电影
diàn yǐng
  1. 1 movie
  2. 2 film
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],片[piàn],幕[mù],場|场[chǎng]
倒影
dào yǐng
  1. 1 inverted image
  2. 2 reversed image (e.g. upside down)
倩影
qiàn yǐng
  1. 1 beautiful image of a woman
光影
guāng yǐng
  1. 1 light and shadow
  2. 2 sunlight and shade
剪影
jiǎn yǐng
  1. 1 paper-cut silhouette
  2. 2 outline
  3. 3 sketch
包含
bāo hán
  1. 1 to contain
  2. 2 to embody
  3. 3 to include
南沙
Nán shā
  1. 1 Nansha Islands
  2. 2 Spratly Islands
  3. 3 Nansha district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
反射
fǎn shè
  1. 1 to reflect
  2. 2 reflection (from a mirror etc)
  3. 3 reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
合影
hé yǐng
  1. 1 to take a joint photo
  2. 2 group photo
含泪
hán lèi
  1. 1 tearful
  2. 2 tearfully

Idioms (20)

一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
  1. 1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
  2. 2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
来无影，去无踪
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng
  1. 1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
含商咀徵
hán shāng jǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
含垢忍辱
hán gòu rěn rǔ
  1. 1 to bear shame and humiliation (idiom)
含宫咀徵
hán gōng jǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
含情脉脉
hán qíng mò mò
  1. 1 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
  1. 1 to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
  2. 2 to make oblique charges
  3. 3 to make insinuations
  4. 4 to insinuate
含糊其词
hán hú qí cí
  1. 1 to equivocate
  2. 2 to talk evasively (idiom)
含英咀华
hán yīng jǔ huá
  1. 1 to savor fine writing (idiom)
含血喷人
hán xuè pēn rén
  1. 1 to make false accusations against sb (idiom)
含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
  2. 2 to bear one's cross
含饴弄孙
hán yí nòng sūn
  1. 1 lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
  1. 1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
  2. 2 to be all alone (idiom)
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
  1. 1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
  1. 1 lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. inseparable
恒河沙数
Héng hé shā shù
  1. 1 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
  1. 1 to die in battle (idiom)

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