谣 (謠)
yáo
Pinyin

Definition

谣 (謠)
 - 
yáo
  1. popular ballad
  2. rumor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (8)

歌谣
gē yáo
  1. 1 folksong
  2. 2 ballad
  3. 3 nursery rhyme
谣言
yáo yán
  1. 1 rumor
民谣
mín yáo
  1. 1 ballad
  2. 2 folk song
童谣
tóng yáo
  1. 1 nursery rhyme
造谣
zào yáo
  1. 1 to start a rumor

Idioms (1)

听信谣言
tīng xìn yáo yán
  1. 1 to take heed of idle chatter (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你手上这把吉他是民谣吉他，民谣吉他主要是用来弹唱的，和古典吉他不一样。
nǐ shǒushang zhè bǎ jíta shì mínyáo jíta ，mínyáo jíta zhǔyào shì yònglái tánchàng de ，hé gǔdiǎn jíta bù yīyàng 。
The guitar you have got is an acoustic guitar, acoustic guitars are mostly used for singing while strumming, they are different from a classical guitar.
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火辣辣的歌谣是我们的期待，
huǒlàlà de gēyáo shì wǒmen de qīdài ，
A fiery ballad is what we’re waiting for
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那“风扇死”可能也就是这样的迷信或者谣言。
nà “fēngshànsǐ ”kěnéng yějiùshì zhèyàng de míxìn huò zhě yáoyán 。
Then "fan death" may also just be a similar kind of superstition or rumor.
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胡说！你这该死的狗奴才，在这里造谣生事，本宫非让皇上杀了你不可。
húshuō ！nǐ zhè gāisǐ de gǒu núcai ，zài zhèlǐ zàoyáoshēngshì ，běngōng fēi ràng huángshàng shā le nǐ bù kě 。
Nonsense! You damned dog of a lackey, making up lies and rumors. I must have the Emperor put you to death!
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