路邊社

Chinese

		roadside; the side of the road	society; group
trad. (路邊社)		路邊	社
simp. (路边社)		路边	社
Literally: “roadside news agency”.

Etymology

Altered from 路透社 (Lùtòushè, “Reuters”) due to graphical similarity. 路邊／路边 (lùbiān) is possibly related to 道聽塗說／道听涂说 (dàotīngtúshuō).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lùbiānshè

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢㄕㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁶ bin¹ se⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lùbiānshè
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢㄕㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lùbianshè
  - Wade–Giles: lu⁴-pien¹-shê⁴
  - Yale: lù-byān-shè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhbiansheh
  - Palladius: лубяньшэ (lubjanʹšɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁶ bin¹ se⁵
  - Yale: louh bīn séh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁶ bin¹ se⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁶ bin¹ sé⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²² piːn⁵⁵ sɛː¹³/

Noun

路邊社

(neologism) unofficial source; grapevine; hearsay; rumor; leaks
路邊社消息／路边社消息 ― lùbiānshè xiāoxī ― news from the grapevine

Synonyms

小道消息 (xiǎodào xiāoxī)