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含沙射影

hán shā shè yǐngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to attack sb by innuendo / to make insinuations
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-24555e4118585162. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

含沙射影 含沙射影 [han2 sha1 she4 ying3] /(idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 含
    hán

    to keep in the mouth / to contain

  • 沙
    shā

    granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[lì] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

    shà

    (dialect) to sift / to sieve

    Shā

    surname Sha

  • 射
    shè

    to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry)

  • 影
    yǐng

    picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.