流言止于智者
liú​yán​zhǐ​yú​zhì​zhě

rumors end with the wise

  • created sense approved 流言止于智者/流言止於智者 · liú​yán​zhǐ​yú​zhì​zhě · rumors end with the wise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    流言止于智者 / 流言止於智者

    liú​yán​zhǐ​yú​zhì​zhě

    rumors end with the wise

    unfounded rumors stop spreading once they reach a person of discernment or wisdom

    流言 (literal) → 流言 · liú​yán · rumor 止 (literal) → 止 · zhǐ · to stop 于 (literal) → 于/於 · yú · in 智者 (literal) → 智者 · zhì​zhě · wise person

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense