流言蜚语

流言蜚語

liúyánfēiyǔ

idiom #14,403

Meanings

1 rumors and slanders
2 gossip
3 lies and slanders

Characters

fly about (of rumors)

language; words

Examples

不要相信那些流言蜚语。

Bùyào xiāngxìn nàxiē liúyán fēiyǔ.

Don't believe those rumors and gossip.

流言蜚语伤害了很多人。

Liúyán fēiyǔ shānghài le hěn duō rén.

Rumors and slander have hurt many people.

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This is a formal/literary expression. In casual speech, people more often say 谣言 (yáoyán, rumor) or 八卦 (bāguà, gossip).

Stroke Order

流 liú

言 yán

蜚 fēi

语 yǔ