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曾母投杼
zēng​mǔ​tóu​zhù

even a mother will eventually believe rumors against her own son

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 曾 zēng
    Zeng
    a Chinese surname
  2. 母 mǔ noun
    mother
    mother; female parent
  3. 投杼 tóu​zhù
    influence of rumors
    (literary) the influence of rumors and gossip; refers to a legend where even a mother was eventually swayed by false reports of her son's crime, leading her to drop her weaving shuttle and flee in fear.