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Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「流言飛語」 here, with meaning and examples.

We’re presenting the idiom 「流言飛語」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

Unfounded words. Refers to the slanderous words spread behind someone’s back. Same as “rumors”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

liú yán fēi yǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

lau4 yin4 fei1 yu5

The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.