路邊社

Chinese

		roadside; the side of the road	society; group
trad. (路邊社)		路邊	社
simp. (路边社)		路边	社
Literally: “roadside news agency”.

Etymology

Deliberate misspelling of 路透社 (Lùtòushè).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lùbiānshè

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢㄕㄜˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lùbiānshè
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢㄕㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lùbianshè
  - Wade–Giles: lu⁴-pien¹-shê⁴
  - Yale: lù-byān-shè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhbiansheh
  - Palladius: лубяньшэ (lubjanʹšɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹ pjɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

Noun

路邊社

(neologism, humorous) hearsay; word of mouth; rumor; leaks
路邊社消息／路边社消息 ― lùbiānshè xiāoxī ― According to rumours […]

Synonyms

小道消息 (xiǎodào xiāoxī)

See also

道聽塗說／道听涂说 (dàotīngtúshuō)

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