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backbite in Japanese

backbite in Japanese is 後指を指す — backbite means to say unkind, untrue things about someone.

backbite in Japanese

後指を指す
verb
Pronounced: ushiroyubiosasu
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

What does "backbite" mean?

  1. verb To say unkind, untrue things about someone.
  2. verb To criticise someone nastily while they aren't there to hear it.
  3. verb To talk unkindly about someone who is not present.
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What is "backbite" in Japanese?
"backbite" in Japanese is 後指を指す. backbite means: To say unkind, untrue things about someone.
How do you pronounce 後指を指す?
"backbite" in Japanese is 後指を指す, pronounced "ushiroyubiosasu".
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