蜚短流長 fēi duǎn liú cháng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to spread malicious gossip
  2. also written 飛短流長|飞短流长[fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2]

CHARACTERS

蜚 fēi cockroach
短 duǎn short; brief; deficient, lacking
流 liú flow, circulate, drift; class
長 cháng long; length; excel in; leader