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风言风语

风言风语 — “Groundless rumors and malicious gossip”

风言风语 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “groundless rumors and malicious gossip”. Slanderous remarks and whispers.

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风言风语 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 风fēng
  • 言yán
  • 风fēng
  • 语yǔ

风言风语 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
言
yán7speak, say, words
风
fēng4wind, air current, custom
语
yǔ9language, speech, words

Example Sentence with 风言风语

我们不应该轻信那些风言风语,而要亲自去了解事情的真相。
We should not readily believe those groundless rumors and malicious gossip; instead, we should find out the truth for ourselves.

Idioms Related to 风言风语

Synonyms of 风言风语

  • liú流yán言fēi蜚yǔ语groundless rumors and malicious gossip

More idioms starting with 风

  • fēng风bù不míng鸣tiáo条social tranquility
  • fēng风sī丝bù不tòu透completely sealed and airtight
  • fēng风zhōng中zhī之zhú烛precarious and fragile state
  • fēng风zhōng中bǐng秉zhú烛precarious state, near death
  • fēng风jǔ举yún云yáo摇rise rapidly to prominence
  • fēng风jǔ举yún云fēi飞Rise swiftly and majestically
  • fēng风yún云wàn万biàn变ever-changing circumstances
  • fēng风yún云bù不cè测unforeseen changes in circumstances
  • fēng风yún云zhī之zhì志Grand and lofty aspirations
  • fēng风yún云rén人wù物influential figure of the era
  • fēng风yún云huì会hé合Capable individuals seize rare opportunities
  • fēng风yún云biàn变huàn幻rapid and unpredictable changes

Questions about 风言风语

What does 风言风语 mean?
风言风语 (fēng yán fēng yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “groundless rumors and malicious gossip”.
How do you pronounce 风言风语?
风言风语 is pronounced fēng yán fēng yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 风言风语?
没有根据的、不怀好意的、带有讥讽的话。另指私下议论暗中传说。
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