道聽途說

道
道
听
聽
途
途
说
說
gossip / hearsay / rumor
道
道
听
聽
途
途
说
說
gossip; hearsay; rumor

Characters and words in 道聽途說

道
dào = d + ao4
road / path / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3] / principle / truth / morality / reason / skill / method / Dao (of Daoism) / to say / to speak / to talk / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)
道 = 辶 + 首 : The chief and Don Quixote decided to follow the path of the Dao in the aorta's bathroom. They wear gladiator sandals and meditate sitting on the floor of the bathroom, envisioning the path to enlightment.
听
聽
tìng = ti + (e)ng4
(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
听
聽
ti̅ng = ti + (e)ng1
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
听 = 口 + 斤 : Mother Teresa (ti) is listening to the sound that is made when a barbell (斤) squashes a mandarin (口) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).
途
tú = tu + Ø2
way / route / road
途 = 余 + 辶 : Just inside the entrance of the space station (Ø2), Tommy Turtle (tu) is contemplating two different ways (途) to get back to earth. There is a sedan chair (余) but no one to carry it on the one hand, and there is a pair of worn gladiator sandals (辶) on the other hand.
说
說
shuì = shu + ei4
to persuade
说
說
shuo̅ = shu + o1
to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)
说 = 兑 + 讠 : In front of the observatory is a big advertising column. On it is a picture of Sheldon Shrimp, who is depicted to be talking about his new cash exchange booth.
说
說
shuo̅ = shu + o1
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine

Words with 道聽途說

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Sentences with 道聽途說

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