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Jyutping jiu4 jin4
Pinyin yáo yán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. rumor
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    冇​事實​根據​而流​傳​嘅​説​話
    rumour; groundless allegation; gossip
    • 謠言止於智者
      谣言止于智者
      jiu4 jin4 zi2 jyu1 zi3 ze2
      Rumours will stop at wise people
    • 謠言滿天飛
      谣言满天飞
      jiu4 jin4 mun5 tin1 fei1
      rumours are going around
    • 誤信謠言
      误信谣言
      ng6 seon3 jiu4 jin4
      to (falsely) believe a rumour
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, obsolete
    folksong and proverb
  2. noun
    fake rumor; fabricated gossip; untruth that has been spread; circulating falsehood
    (syn.) 谗言, 讒言, 誹語, 诽语
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4829
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    它揭示了谣言的真相。
    它揭示了謠言的真相。
    tā jiē shì le yáo yán de zhēn xiàng 。
    • It proved the truth of the rumor.
  2. Mandarin
    谣言最后被证明是假的。
    謠言最後被證明是假的。
    yáo yán zuì hòu bèi zhèng míng shì jiǎ de 。
    • The rumor turned out to be false.
    • It turned out that the rumor was false.
  3. Mandarin
    谣言说他辞职了。
    謠言説他辭職了。
    yáo yán shuō tā cí zhí le 。
    • There is a rumor that he has resigned.
    • Rumor says he resigned.
  4. Mandarin
    谣言可能是真的吗?
    謠言可能是真的嗎?
    yáo yán kě néng shì zhēn de ma ?
    • Can the rumor be true?
  5. Mandarin
    谣言是毫无根据的。
    謠言是毫無根據的。
    yáo yán shì háo wú gēn jù de 。
    • The rumor was without foundation.
    • The rumors are unfounded.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    啲人成日话唔好乱咁信啲谣言,但系讲就容易做就难。
    啲人成日話唔好亂咁信啲謠言,但係講就容易做就難。
    di1 jan4 sing4 jat6 waa2 m4 hou3 lyun6 gam3 seon3 di1 jiu4 jin4 , daan6 hai6 gong2 zau6 jung4 ji6 zou6 zau6 naan4 。
    • They say you shouldn't take rumors seriously, but that's easier said than done.
  2. Cantonese
    我听到谣言。
    我聽到謠言。
    ngo5 teng1 dou3 jiu4 jin4 。
    • I've heard rumors.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    特首辞职嘅谣言传出之后,特首一直未有露面澄清。
    特首辭職嘅謠言傳出之後,特首一直未有露面澄清。
    dak6 sau2 ci4 zik1 ge3 jiu4 jin4 cyun4 ceot1 zi1 hau6, dak6 sau2 jat1 zik6 mei6 jau5 lou6 min6 cing4 cing1.
    • Since the rumour that the Chief Executive will resign has spread out, he hasn't shown up to clarify the issue.
  2. Cantonese
    散播谣言
    散播謠言
    saan3 bo3 jiu4 jin4
    • to spread rumours
  3. Cantonese
    散布谣言
    散佈謠言
    saan3 bou3 yiu4 jin4
    • spread rumor
  4. Cantonese
    好多谣言都系假嘅,我哋唔应该咁易就信人讲咩。
    好多謠言都係假嘅,我哋唔應該咁易就信人講咩。
    hou2 do1 jiu4 jin4 dou1 hai6 gaa2 ge3, ngo5 dei6 m4 jing1 goi1 gam3 ji6 zau6 seon3 jan4 gong2 me1.
    • Many rumours are untrue. We shouldn't easily believe in what people say.
  5. Cantonese
    谣言止于智者
    謠言止於智者
    jiu4 jin4 zi2 jyu1 zi3 ze2
    • Rumours will stop at wise people
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    谣言
    謠言
    yáo yán
    • fabricated rumor
  2. Mandarin
    但是多年以来,中国反动分子造作谣言,蒙蔽舆论,不使中国人民在抗日战争中所起作用的真相为世人所知。
    但是多年以來,中國反動分子造作謠言,矇蔽輿論,不使中國人民在抗日戰爭中所起作用的真相為世人所知。
    dàn shì duō nián yǐ lái , zhōng guó fǎn dòng fèn zǐ zào zuò yáo yán , méng bì yú lùn , bù shǐ zhōng guó rén mín zài kàng rì zhàn zhēng zhōng suǒ qǐ zuò yòng de zhēn xiàng wéi shì rén suǒ zhī .
    • But for a number of years the Chinese reactionaries have been fabricating rumours and misleading public opinion in order to prevent the world from knowing the truth about the role played by the Chinese people in the war.
  3. Mandarin
    武汉肺炎疫情让不少人忧心忡忡,深怕爆发大规模传染,也有不少谣言随之起舞,最近网上还有传言,世界卫生组织WHO表示,引发武汉肺炎疫情的2019新型冠状病毒极可能“有限度人传人”,主要是亲近者或家人间小规模群聚感染,但疫情也可能扩大蔓延,引发民众忧虑。
    武漢肺炎疫情讓不少人憂心忡忡,深怕爆發大規模傳染,也有不少謠言隨之起舞,最近網上還有傳言,世界衞生組織WHO表示,引發武漢肺炎疫情的2019新型冠狀病毒極可能“有限度人傳人”,主要是親近者或家人間小規模羣聚感染,但疫情也可能擴大蔓延,引發民眾憂慮。
    wǔ hàn fèi yán yì qíng ràng bù shǎo rén yōu xīn chōng chōng , shēn pà bào fā dà guī mó chuán rǎn , yě yǒu bù shǎo yáo yán suí zhī qǐ wǔ , zuì jìn wǎng shàng hái yǒu chuán yán , shì jiè wèi shēng zǔ zhī WHO biǎo shì , yǐn fā wǔ hàn fèi yán yì qíng de 2019 xīn xíng guān zhuàng bìng dú jí kě néng “ yǒu xiàn dù rén chuán rén ” , zhǔ yào shì qīn jìn zhě huò jiā rén jiān xiǎo guī mó qún jù gǎn rǎn , dàn yì qíng yě kě néng kuò dà màn yán , yǐn fā mín zhòng yōu lǜ .
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