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Chinese
Etymology
From the Classic of Poetry, poem 76 (《詩經·鄭風·將仲子》):
仲可懷也，人之多言，亦可畏也。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
仲可怀也，人之多言，亦可畏也。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zhòng kě huái yě, rén zhī duō yán, yì kěwèi yě.
- You, O Zhong, are to be loved,
But the talk of people, Is also to be feared.
Pronunciation
Idiom
人言可畏
- gossip is a fearful thing