傳聞

See also: 传闻

Chinese

		to pass on; to spread; to transmit to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity); biography	hear; news; celebrated hear; news; celebrated; sniff at
trad. (傳聞)		傳	聞
simp. (传闻)		传	闻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuánwén

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun⁴ man⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thoân-bûn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuánwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chuánwún
  - Wade–Giles: chʻuan²-wên²
  - Yale: chwán-wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwanwen
  - Palladius: чуаньвэнь (čuanʹvɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ wən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cyun⁴ man⁴
  - Yale: chyùhn màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn⁴ man⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qun⁴ men⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰyːn²¹ mɐn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thoân-bûn
  - Tâi-lô: thuân-bûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: toanbuun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰuan²⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰuan²⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰuan¹³⁻²² bun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰuan²³⁻³³ bun²³/

Noun

傳聞

hearsay; rumor
你有沒有聽說過女權主義者焚燒胸罩的傳聞？ [MSC, trad.]
你有没有听说过女权主义者焚烧胸罩的传闻？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu tīngshuō guò nǚquánzhǔyìzhě fénshāo xiōngzhào de chuánwén? [Pinyin]
Have you heard the urban legend about the feminists who set their bras on fire?

Synonyms

風聞／风闻 (fēngwén)

Derived terms

傳聞動物／传闻动物 (“cryptid”)

Verb

傳聞

they say that; it is said that; I've heard it said that

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 傳聞 – see the following entry.

【伝聞でんぶん】

[noun] hearsay, rumor

(This term, 傳聞, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)