捕风捉影 | [bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng, ㄅㄨˇ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄧㄥˇ, 捕 风 捉 影 / 捕 風 捉 影] lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (成语 saw); fig. groundless accusations; to act on hearsay evidence #44,679 [Add to Longdo] |
倒打一耙 | [dào dǎ yī pá, ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄧ ㄆㄚˊ, 倒 打 一 耙] lit. to strike with a muck-rake (成语 saw), cf. Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counter-attack; to make bogus accusations (against one's victim) #84,956 [Add to Longdo] |
巫蛊之祸 | [wū gǔ zhī huò, ㄨ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄛˋ, 巫 蛊 之 祸 / 巫 蠱 之 禍] 91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft [Add to Longdo] |