譥 (jiào) - To denounce or accuse & to expose someone's faults or crimes

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jiào ｜ 20 strokes ｜ radical:

健傑

譥 · jiào

To denounce or accuse;

to expose someone's faults or crimes;

to censure.

To denounce or accuseto expose someone's faults or crimesto censure.

Usage highlights

To denounce crimesTo expose treacheryTo impeach an officialTo censure faultsTo accuse in a memorialTo reveal evil

Synonyms

  • 劾— to impeach, to accuse
  • 揭— to expose, to reveal
  • 举— to report, to expose (wrongdoing)

Antonyms

  • 褒— to praise, to commend
  • 扬— to extol, to publicize positively

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The official was impeached for corruption (譥其罪).
  • He denounced the traitor publicly (譥奸).
  • The memorial accused the minister of misconduct (上疏譥之).

Collocations

  • To denounce crimes(譥罪)
  • To expose treachery(譥奸)
  • To impeach an official(譥官)
  • To censure faults(譥过)
  • To accuse in a memorial(上譥)
  • To reveal evil(譥恶)

Idioms

  • To expose evil and praise good(譥恶扬善)
  • To denounce crimes and punish the wicked(譥罪诛邪)
  • To impeach without fear(不畏强御而譥)

Cultural background

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  • Used in classical Chinese legal and administrative contexts for formal accusations.
  • Appears in historical texts describing impeachment of corrupt officials.
  • Reflects Confucian values of rectifying wrongdoing in governance.

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