粵

謠jiu4傳cyun4

simp谣传
jiu4 cyun4yáo chuán

English

  1. rumor
  2. rumour; hearsay; hoax
  3. to spread a rumour

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 未經證實、未有根據嘅消息
  2. 將冇證實到嘅消息傳出去,令到多咗人知

Examples

  • 谣传一架宇宙飞船在上海附近被见到了。

    It is rumoured that a spaceship has been seen near Shanghai.

    Tatoeba · Yashanti CC BY

  • 輕信謠傳

    to give credence to rumours

  • 網上謠傳紙巾短缺,引致搶購。

    Rumours about paper tissue shortage are spreading on the Internet, leading to panic buying.

  • 法團冇責任回應媒體揣測或市場謠傳。

    Corporations are under no obligation to respond to press speculation or market rumours.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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