dai2詆诋

Jyutpingdai2

Yaledái

Definition

To defame, slander, or insult.

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How it's used

Rarely used as a standalone verb in daily speech, it almost exclusively appears in the compound 詆毀. It carries a formal or literary weight, making it sound quite serious when used in conversation. It is typically reserved for accusations of malicious slander or character assassination rather than casual insults.

Examples

keoi5佢seng4成jat6日喺hai2背bui3後hau6詆dai2毀wai2人，jan4真zan1係hai6好hou2冇mou2品。

He is always defaming people behind their backs, it is really classless.

nei5你m4唔hou2好lyun6亂gam3咁dai2詆wai2毀ngo5我，ngo5我jau5有zing3證geoi3據㗎。

Don't you go around defaming me, I have evidence.

Common phrases

dai2詆wai2毀taa1他jan4人

to defame others

ok3惡ji3意dai2詆wai2毀

malicious defamation

Common mistake

Learners often confuse it with 誹謗, which is the legal term for libel or slander. While 詆毀 focuses on the act of insulting or disparaging someone's reputation, 誹謗 is more specific to false statements that cause legal harm.