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mạnh hiền còn chịu tiếng tàng thương

Pronunciation Northern /ma̰ʔjŋ˨˩ hiə̤n˨˩ kɔ̤n˨˩ ʨḭʔw˨˩ tiəŋ˧˥ ta̤ːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˧/ Central /ma̰n˨˨ hiəŋ˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ ʨḭw˨˨ tiə̰ŋ˩˧ taːŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˥/ Southern /man˨˩˨ hiəŋ˨˩ kɔŋ˨˩ ʨiw˨˩˨ tiəŋ˧˥ taːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˧/
slander of even the virtuous
Proper noun
slander of even the virtuous

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slander of even the virtuous Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

An allusion to Mencius having to endure the slander of Zang Cang; used to say that even a virtuous person cannot escape slander.

vi Bị đồng nghiệp gièm pha, bố tôi tự an ủi rằng mạnh hiền còn chịu tiếng tàng thương.

en Slandered by a colleague, my father consoled himself that even the sage Mencius had to bear Zang Cang's slander.

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