Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words影射

WordTOCFL Level 5transitive stative verbTaiwan frequency #14,775

影射

yǐngshè·ㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄜˋ

“to refer obliquely to; to insinuate; to hint at someone or something indirectly; innuendo; to allude to.”

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yǐng·ㄧㄥˇ

Shadow; reflection; image or likeness; photograph; film or movie; trace or hint; to cast a shadow; to imitate or copy.

To shoot an arrow or projectile; to launch; to guess or infer; to allude to or insinuate; light shining or reflecting.