小道消息

小道消息

Chinese

		bypath; trail; bribery as a means of achieving a goal	message; news; information
simp. and trad. (小道消息)		小道	消息

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎodào xiāoxī, xiǎodào xiāoxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧ, ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiǎodào xiāoxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaudaw shiaushi
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiǎodào xiāoxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaudaw shiaushyi
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/

Idiom

小道消息

1. grapevine news; hearsay