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Here, we present the idiom 「蜚短流長」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Refers to spreading rumors and slandering others.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fēi duǎn liú zhǎng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fei2 dyun2 lau4 cheung4/jeung2

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