Chinese word dictionary

蜚短流长

fēi duǎn liú cháng · to spread malicious gossip; also written 飛短流長|飞短流长[fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2]

Word information

Simplified蜚短流长
Traditional蜚短流長
Pinyinfēi duǎn liú cháng
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 蜚短流长

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