tell tales
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B ā NK ǒ UN ò ngsh é, which means to stir up right and wrong. From the water margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
It refers to deliberately stirring up right and wrong
Analysis of Idioms
Move the mouth and make the lips
The origin of Idioms
The 44th chapter of the outlaws of the marsh by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "it's inevitable that when my sister-in-law sees that I've made these clothes, she must have something to say behind her back; when she sees that I haven't come back for two days, someone will talk and talk, thinking that she's suspicious and doesn't do business."
Idiom explanation
To stir up right and wrong. It's the same as "moving one's lips".
tell tales
bestow high praise on sb.'s literary works - jī suì tuò hú
have long enjoyed a good reputation - jiǔ fù shèng míng
open one 's heart wide and lay bare one 's thoughts - qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
You can't judge by appearances - rén bù kě mào xiàng
the evil governors ruled the state - chái láng dāng tú