chán nìng

Traditional: 讒佞

谗佞 (chán nìng) is a Chinese word meaning “to defame one person while flattering another; a slandering toady”.

Meanings

  1. 1to defame one person while flattering another
  2. 2a slandering toady

Characters in 谗佞

谗chán · to slander佞nìng · to flatter

Related words

谗言slander谗to slander谗害to slander谗谄to defame one person while flattering another谗邪lies and slander不佞without eloquence佞to flatter奸佞crafty and fawning

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