わるくちをいう
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, う)
1. to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
Composed of
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to insult someone behind their back
Examples (15 in total)
Don't speak ill of others.
Don't say bad things about others.
You shouldn't speak ill of others.