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妄下雌黄

wàng xià cí huángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom) / to make irresponsible criticism
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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-3199875cee949992. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

妄下雌黃 妄下雌黄 [wang4 xia4 ci2 huang2] /to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom)/to make irresponsible criticism/

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Other forms in these source records: 妄下雌黃

  • 妄
    wàng

    absurd / fantastic / presumptuous / rash

  • 下
    xià

    down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

  • 雌
    cí

    female / Taiwan pr. [cī]

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

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