fēi
duǎn
liú
cháng

idiom
literary

Meaning of 蜚短流长

蜚短流长 means spread rumors and gossip; maliciously slander. Pronounced fēi duǎn liú cháng.

  • spread rumors and gossip; maliciously slander

Definitions & Examples

Bàn
gōng
shì
de
xián
rén
zǒng
ài
fēi
duǎn
liú
cháng
 
lùn
bié
rén
de
shì
 

The idle people in the office always love to spread rumors and gossip about others' private affairs.

Miàn
duì
wǎng
shàng
de
fēi
duǎn
liú
cháng
 
xuǎn
huì
 

In the face of malicious gossip online, she chose to ignore it.

Zhè
wèi
míng
rén
de
shēng
huó
zǒng
shì
bèi
méi
fēi
duǎn
liú
cháng
 

This celebrity's private life is always subject to malicious gossip by the media.