gièm + pha.
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gièm pha • (𲁰坡, 嚵𠶊, 讒坡)
- to disparage; to denigrate; to backbite
- Synonym: nói xấu
- kẻ gièm pha ― a backbiter; a scandalmonger
Vì nghe những lời gièm pha, tình yêu của đôi trai gái không còn thắm thiết như xưa nữa.- Because of (hearing) insults and slander, the love of the couple is no longer as strong as it used to be.