风言风语

風言風語
fēngyánfēngyǔ
idiom #29,598

Meanings

  1. 1 gossip; rumor; groundless talk
  2. 2 words carried on the wind — idle or malicious chatter

Examples

Bié tīng nàxiē fēngyánfēngyǔ, zhuānxīn zuò zìjǐ de shì.
Don't listen to that gossip — focus on doing your own thing.
Gōngsī lǐ dàochù dōu shì fēngyánfēngyǔ, ràng tā hěn kǔnǎo.
The company was full of rumors, which troubled her greatly.

Tips

memory
Both and contain (wind). Talk like wind — it blows in from nowhere, spreads everywhere, and may carry no truth. Picture rumors floating through the air.

Stroke Order

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