谩 (màn): to revile

Meanings

他毫无理由地谩骂别人。

Tā háowú lǐyóu de mànmà biéren.

He cursed and abused others without any reason.

谩骂别人解决不了任何问题。

Mànmà biéren jiějué bùliǎo rènhé wèntí.

Cursing at people solves nothing.

usage

The màn reading is the common one, almost always in 谩骂 (to hurl abuse). The separate mán reading means to deceive and is largely classical.

radical

讠 yán

speech

The speech radical, a left-side form of 言. It marks this as a word about speaking, here harsh and abusive talk.

phonetic

曼 màn

prolonged; graceful

Supplies the sound directly, 曼 giving màn. It contributes no meaning here; it is the purely phonetic part of this speech character.

谩 màn