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流言

liú yán · liu yan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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别(bié)相(xiāng)信(xìn)那(nà)些(xiē)流(liú)言(yán)，它(tā)们(men)大(dà)多(duō)不(bú)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)。

Don't believe those rumors; most of them aren't true.

关(guān)于(yú)公(gōng)司(sī)要(yào)裁(cái)员(yuán)的(de)流(liú)言(yán)很(hěn)快(kuài)传(chuán)遍(biàn)了(le)整(zhěng)个(gè)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)。

The rumor that the company was going to lay people off quickly spread through the whole office.

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