投杼
tóu​zhù

influence of rumors

  • created reference approved 投杼 → 曾参/曾參 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投杼 tóu​zhù

    曾参 / 曾參 zēng​shēn

    see

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  • created sense approved 投杼 · tóu​zhù · influence of rumors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to throw 杼 (literal) → 杼 · zhù · shuttle

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