unreliable information; rumor
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
unreliable news; hearsay; rumor
dialectA colloquial, regional term. The diminutive suffix '儿' (r) is commonly used in Northern dialects. Often implies the information is doubtful or exaggerated.
Bié别
tīng听
nà那
huǎng谎
xìn信
r儿
，
tā他
shuō说
de的
duō多
bàn半
bù不
zhǔn准
。
Don't listen to that rumor; most of what he says is inaccurate.
Zhè这
xiāo消
xi息
jiù就
shì是
gè个
huǎng谎
xìn信
r儿
，
qiān千
wàn万
bié别
dàng当
zhēn真
。
This news is just hearsay; don't take it seriously.
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Tā他
cóng从
nǎ哪
r儿
tīng听
lái来
de的
zhè这
gè个
huǎng谎
xìn信
r儿
？
Where did he hear this unreliable piece of information from?