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蜚短流长
fēi​duǎn​liú​cháng

to spread gossip

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 蜚 fēi noun
    unfounded
    (bound form) groundless; unfounded; refers to rumors or gossip such as 流言蜚语 liú​yán​fēi​yǔ
  2. 短 duǎn
    to slander
    (literary) to speak ill of someone; to slander
  3. 流 liú verb
    to spread
    to circulate, spread, or pass down; to become widely known
  4. 长 長 cháng noun
    forte
    (bound form) strong point; merit; strength