Lesson #55:
（25 October 2018）
“Give a dog a bad name and hang him.”
(English) Meaning:
- Give a person a bad reputation, slander him, and the bad reputation will remain.
- If enough bad things are said about a person, they will ruin his reputation even though they may not be true.
- However untrue a bad name may be, it may ruin a man’s reputation, and so hang him.
- Give a dog an ill name and hang him.
（繁）意思：【以謗言毁人】，或“讒言可畏”、“謗言可畏”。也可以引伸為‘不管壞名聲多麼不真實，都會敗壞一個人的名聲，把人‘絞死’‘。
（简）意思：
| yǐ | bàng | yán | huǐ |
rén |
| 以 | 谤 | 言 | 毁 |
人 |
或“谗言可畏”、“谤言可畏”。也可以引伸为‘不管坏名声多麽不真实，都会败坏一个人的名声，把人‘绞死’‘。
语音：英语（John Hung）/普通话（范麗丹）
語音：英語/廣東話
Other Learning:
- Decide that a man is bad only because people say bad things about him.
- Fling dirt enough and some will stick.
- Give a lie twenty-four hour’s start, and you can never overtake it.（‘一旦給人加個壞聲名，他就永遠洗刷不掉 / 一旦给人加个坏声名，他就永远洗刷不掉’）。
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（繁）：大家明白了嗎？明天再續。謝謝！
（简）：大家明白了吗？明天再续。谢谢！
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