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gossip; hearsay; rumor

道听途说
dào tīng tú shuō
d+ào·4th tonet+īng·1st tonet+ú·2nd tonesh+uō·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
hearsay · gossip小道消息xiǎo dào xiāo xilit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations · to act on hearsay evidence捕风捉影bǔ fēng zhuō yǐnga tall story · a strange story from beyond (or over) the seas · a fantastic (or curious) tale · a traveller's tale · a long yarn海外奇谈hǎi wài qí tánrumor传闻chuán wénone man tells an idle story and it becomes fact in the mouths of ten thousand一人传虚，万人传实yī rén chuán xū，shí rén chuán shíthree men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact三人成虎sān rén chéng hǔ
Antonyms
(idiom) to speak with conviction言之凿凿yán zhī záo záo
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