蜚短流长 in English fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to spread malicious gossip
  • also written 飛短流長|飞短流长[fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2]

Simplified Characters

蜚 短 流 长

Traditional Characters

蜚 短 流 長

Pinyin

fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

蜚fei1gad-fly 短duan3short 流liu2to flow 长zhang3length