说三道四 (說三道四)
shuō sān dào sì
Pinyin

Definition

说三道四 (說三道四)
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shuō sān dào sì
  1. to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)
  2. to criticize
  3. gossip

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Sān
  1. 1 surname San
  1. 1 four
  2. 2 4
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
Sān yà
  1. 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
sān fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one third

Idioms (20)

一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
  1. 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)

Sample Sentences

不要说三道四,这样没礼貌。
bùyào shuōsāndàosì ,zhèyàng méi lǐmào 。
Do not gossip about people. It’s not polite.
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他喜欢说三道四,所以没朋友。
tā xǐhuan shuōsāndàosì ,suǒyǐ méi péngyou 。
He likes to gossip, so he doesn’t have any friends.
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我不怕别人说三道四。
wǒ bùpà biéren shuōsāndàosì 。
I’m not afraid of people gossiping about me.
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