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毁誉参半

huǐ yù cān bàn

4-character word Traditional 毀譽參半

What 毁誉参半 means

1. idiomto receive both praise and criticism; to get mixed reviews

The characters in 毁誉参半

• 毁huǐto destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander
• 誉yùto praise; to acclaim; reputation
• 参cānto take part in; to participate; to join
• 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete

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