謠 (jiu4) — ballad; folksong; rhyme in Cantonese
jiuˎ₄謠简 谣
Mandarin Pinyin: yao2
Meaning of 謠
nounballad; folksong; rhyme
nounrumour; hearsay; allegation
Example Sentences with 謠
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋saan˗₃散bou˗₃佈jiuˎ₄謠jimˎ₄言
They spread rumors.
jiuˎ₄謠jimˎ₄言liuˉ¹燎jyunˎ₄原
Rumors spread like wildfire.
niˉ¹呢sauˊ²首haiˍ₆係gwongˊ²廣dungˉ¹東goˉ¹歌jiuˎ₄謠。
This is a Cantonese folk song.
neiˏ₅你sikˉ¹識gwongˊ²廣dungˉ¹東goˉ¹歌jiuˎ₄謠？
You know Cantonese folk songs?
hokˍ₆學diˉ¹啲gwongˊ²廣dungˉ¹東goˉ¹歌jiuˎ₄謠。
Learn some Cantonese folk songs.
Words Containing 謠
謠言jiu4 jin4
rumour (US: rumor)
民謠man4 jiu4
folk song
廣東歌謠gwong2 dung1 go1 jiu4
traditional Cantonese nursery rhymes
造謠惑眾zou6 jiu4 waak6 zung3
to spread rumours to confuse / hoodwink / mislead people
民謠歌手man4 jiu4 go1 sau2
balladeer
童謠tung4 jiu4
nursery rhyme
謠言止於智者jiu4 jin4 zi2 jyu1 zi3 ze2
rumours will stop at smart people
歌謠go1 jiu4
chant
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