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道听途说

dào tīng tú shuō

4-character word Traditional 道聽途說

What 道听途说 means

1. gossip; hearsay; rumor

The characters in 道听途说

• 道dàoroad; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art…
• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")
• 途túway; route; road
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off

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