道听途说 dào tīng tú shuō hearsay

Explanation

道听途说指的是从路上听到的、路上流传的没有根据的传闻。

Dào tīng tú shuō refers to unfounded rumors heard or spread on the road.

Origin Story

很久以前，在一个偏远的小村庄里，住着一位名叫阿强的农民。阿强为人老实，但他有一个毛病，就是喜欢听信别人的闲话。一天，他从邻村赶集回来，路上听到两个老农在议论说，县城里来了个会变戏法的和尚，他表演的戏法神奇无比，可以将石头变成金子。阿强对此将信将疑，但还是决定去县城看看。到了县城后，他四处寻找那个会变戏法的和尚，却一无所获。这时，他碰到了一个卖糖葫芦的老汉，老汉告诉他，那个和尚根本不存在，只是人们道听途说编造出来的故事。阿强这才意识到自己上当受骗了，他后悔自己不该轻信道听途说，以后再也不敢相信没有根据的传言了。

hěn jiǔ yǐ qián, zài yīgè piānyuǎn de xiǎocūn zhuāng lǐ, zhù zhe yī wèi míng jiào ā qiáng de nóngmín. ā qiáng wéirén lǎoshí, dàn tā yǒu yīgè máobìng, jiùshì xǐhuan tīngxìn biérén de xiánhuà. yītiān, tā cóng líncūn gǎn jí huí lái, lùshàng tīngdào liǎng gè lǎonóng zài yìlùn shuō, xiàn chéng lǐ lái le gè huì biàn xìfǎ de héshang, tā biǎoyǎn de xìfǎ shénqí wú bì, kěyǐ jiāng shítou biàn chéng jīnzi. ā qiáng duì cǐ jiāng xìn jiāng yí, dàn háishì juédìng qù xiàn chéng kàn kan. dàole xiàn chéng hòu, tā sìchù xúnzhǎo nàge huì biàn xìfǎ de héshang, què yīwú suǒ huò. zhèshí, tā pèngdàole yīgè mài táng húlú de lǎohàn, lǎohàn gàosù tā, nàge héshang gēnběn bù cúnzài, zhǐshì rénmen dào tīng tú shuō biān zào chū lái de gùshi. ā qiáng zhè cái yìshí dào zìjǐ shàngdàng shòupiàn le, tā hòuhuǐ zìjǐ bù gāi qīngxìn dào tīng tú shuō, yǐhòu zài yě bù gǎn xiāngxìn méiyǒu gēnjù de chuányán le.

Long ago, in a remote village, lived a farmer named Aqiang. Aqiang was an honest man, but he had a flaw: he liked to believe other people's gossip. One day, he returned from a market visit in the neighboring village, and on the way he heard two old farmers discussing that a monk with magical abilities had come to the county town. His magic tricks were said to be incredible, and he could turn stones into gold. Aqiang was uncertain but still decided to go to the county town to see. When he arrived in the county town, he searched everywhere for the monk with magical abilities but found none. Then he met an old man selling candied haws. The old man told him that the monk didn't exist at all, it was just a story made up by people through hearsay. Aqiang then realized that he had been deceived, he regretted that he should not have believed hearsay, and would never again believe unfounded rumors.

Usage

用于形容没有根据的传闻，多用于贬义。

yòng yú xiángróng méiyǒu gēnjù de chuányún, duō yòng yú biǎnyì

Used to describe unfounded rumors, mostly in a derogatory sense.

Examples

• 他的说法纯属道听途说，毫无根据。

  tā de shuōfǎ chún shǔ dào tīng tú shuō, háo wú gēnjù

  His statement is pure hearsay and unfounded.

• 不要轻信道听途说，要多方求证。

  bùyào qīngxìn dào tīng tú shuō, yào duōfāng qiúzhèng

  Don't easily believe hearsay, but verify it in many ways.

Related Idioms

• 谣言

• 流言蜚语

Opposite Idioms

• 确凿无疑

• 有根有据