含沙射影 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations

Character by character

• 含hánto hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish
• 沙shāsand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 射shèto shoot, to eject, to emit
• 影yǐngshadow; image, reflection; photograph

Idioms sharing a character

• 含商咀徵 hán shāng jǔ zhǐ
• 含垢忍辱 hán gòu rěn rǔ
• 含宫咀徵 hán gōng jǔ zhǐ
• 含情脉脉 hán qíng mò mò
• 含糊其词 hán hú qí cí
• 含英咀华 hán yīng jǔ huá
• 含血喷人 hán xuè pēn rén
• 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ
• 含饴弄孙 hán yí nòng sūn
• 羹藜含糗 gēng lí hán qiǔ

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3). Retrieved 2026-10-22.