蜚短流长 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
HSK 3
short; brief; deficient, lacking
流 liú
HSK 4
flow, circulate, drift; class
长 cháng
HSK 2
long; length; excel in; leader