謠言

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See also: 谣言

Chinese

popular ballad; false rumour
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
trad. (謠言)
simp. (谣言)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (36) (31)
Final () (91) (65)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter yew ngjon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jiᴇu/ /ŋɨɐn/
Pan
Wuyun
/jiɛu/ /ŋiɐn/
Shao
Rongfen
/jæu/ /ŋiɐn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jiaw/ /ŋɨan/
Li
Rong
/iɛu/ /ŋiɐn/
Wang
Li
/jĭɛu/ /ŋĭɐn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/i̯ɛu/ /ŋɨ̯ɐn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yáo yán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jiu4 jin4

Noun

謠言

  1. fake rumor; fabricated gossip; untruth that has been spread; circulating falsehood
  2. (obsolete) folksong and proverb

Synonyms