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謠言止於智者 (jiu4 jin4 zi2 jyu1 zi3 ze2) — rumours will stop at smart people in Cantonese

jiuˎ₄謠jinˎ₄言ziˊ²止jyuˉ¹於zi˗₃智zeˊ²者
简 谣言止于智者
Mandarin Pinyin: yao2 yan2 zhi3 yu2 zhi4 zhe3

Meaning of 謠言止於智者

nounrumours will stop at smart people
nounRumours will stop at wise people

Characters in 謠言止於智者

謠jiu4
ballad; folksong; rhyme
言jin4
Kangxi radical 149
止zi2
detain
於jyu1
(indicating comparison) than
智zi3
wisdom; resourcefulness; wit
者ze2
he who; those who

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