造謠惑眾

Chinese

		to fabricate stories; to start a fake rumour	to delude or confuse people
trad. (造謠惑眾/造謠惑衆)		造謠	惑眾/惑衆
simp. (造谣惑众)		造谣	惑众

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zàoyáo huòzhòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ jiu⁴ waak⁶ zung³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zàoyáo huòzhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˋ ㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zàoyáo huòjhòng
    • Wade–Giles: tsao⁴-yao² huo⁴-chung⁴
    • Yale: dzàu-yáu hwò-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzawyau huohjonq
    • Palladius: цзаояо хочжун (czaojao xočžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou⁶ jiu⁴ waak⁶ zung³
    • Yale: jouh yìuh waahk jung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ jiu⁴ waak⁹ dzung³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ yiu⁴ wag⁶ zung³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² jiːu̯²¹ waːk̚² t͡sʊŋ³³/

Verb

造謠惑眾

1. to delude people by spreading fake rumors

   • 各地的局勢已趨向緩和。但是，現在仍有極少數人造謠惑眾，煽動鬧事，繼續製造動亂。 [MSC, trad.]
     各地的局势已趋向缓和。但是，现在仍有极少数人造谣惑众，煽动闹事，继续制造动乱。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1989 May 31, 《中共中央办公厅、国务院办公厅关于尽快恢复正常秩序的通知》[Notice of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party and the General Office of the State Council on the Resumption of Normal Order]

     Gèdì de júshì yǐ qūxiàng huǎnhé. Dànshì, xiànzài réng yǒu jíshàoshù rén zàoyáohuòzhòng, shāndòng nàoshì, jìxù zhìzào dòngluàn. [Pinyin]

     The situation in many places has tended to ease. However, there are still a handful of people spreading rumors that confuse the public, instigate disturbances, and continue to create unrest.