放毒 (fàng dú) — to put poison (in food, drink, etc.); to spread malicious remarks or poisonous ideas
Definition
Literally 'release poison,' 放毒 has two senses: the literal act of putting poison in food or drink, and the figurative sense of spreading malicious ideas or rumors to 'poison' people's minds.
verb
to put poison (in food, drink, etc.)to spread malicious remarks or poisonous ideas
Examples
- 。Tā zài shuǐ lǐ fàng le yí cì dú.He put poison in the water once.
- 放毒，。Tā zǒng zài wǎng luò shàng fàng dú, sàn bù yáo yán.He's always spreading poison online, spreading rumors.
- 放毒，。Zhè zhǒng yán lùn shì zài fàng dú, dà jiā bú yào xiāng xìn.This kind of speech is poisoning people; don't believe it.
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