Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「造謠生非」.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「造謠生非」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Fabricate rumors and stir up trouble. Same as “spreading rumors and causing trouble.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zào yáo shēng fēi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jou6 yiu4 saang1/sang1 fei1
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
