信口雌黄的人固然可恶
“A liar is detestable, no doubt about that,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么还想着去求他帮忙
“Why turn to him?”
信口雌黄 的人固然 可恶
“A liar is detestable, no doubt about that,”
“but being gullible is no less a crime.”
“Don't just blame the person who spread the rumor; the real fault lies with the fool who believed it.”
In traditional Chinese moral philosophy, while slanderers (小人) are condemned, leaders and gentlemen are judged far more severely if they lack the discernment to see through fabrications.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to talk nonsense; to make irresponsible assertions; to fabricate rumors
A sophisticated literary four-character idiom (chengyu) used to criticize someone who blatantly lies or fabricates accusations.
admittedly; no doubt; of course
Used as a formal conjunction to concede a premise before pivoting to a more important point with '但是' or '可是'.
