绯 fēi
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 非 not, negative, non-
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
绯闻
fēiwén
scandal; rumour, especially about romance
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Example phrases
- 公司高层的绯闻被媒体反复炒作，股价也随之波动。 Gōngsī gāocéng de fēiwén bèi méitǐ fǎnfù chǎozuò, gǔjià yě suízhī bōdòng. The rumour involving the company's senior management was repeatedly hyped by the media, and the share price fluctuated as a result.
- 那位明星的绯闻传得到处都是，他只好出来澄清。 Nà wèi míngxīng de fēiwén chuán de dàochù dōu shì, tā zhǐhǎo chūlái chéngqīng. Rumours about that star's romance spread everywhere, so he had to come out and clear things up.
- 同学们都爱聊他们俩的绯闻，其实根本没那回事。 Tóngxuémen dōu ài liáo tāmen liǎ de fēiwén, qíshí gēnběn méi nà huí shì. Classmates all love gossiping about the rumoured romance of those two, but in fact there is nothing to it.
Related words
- 闻 wén to smell
- 新闻 xīnwén news
- 闻名 wénmíng famous
- 丑闻 chǒuwén scandal
- 传闻 chuánwén rumour; hearsay; to be rumoured
- 孤陋寡闻 gūlòuguǎwén ignorant and ill-informed
- 骇人听闻 hàiréntīngwén appalling; shocking; horrifying
- 见闻 jiànwén what one sees and hears; knowledge and experience
- 默默无闻 mòmòwúwén unknown; obscure; quietly unnoticed
- 喜闻乐见 xǐwénlèjiàn loved and welcomed; popular and enjoyable
- 远近闻名 yuǎnjìnwénmíng famous far and near; widely known
- 炒作 chǎozuò to hype; to sensationalise