这些都是空穴来风的流言啊
“Most of it is groundless rumor.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“They are inciting the people to smear the Three Judicial Offices.”
这些 都是 空穴来风 的 流言啊
“Most of it is groundless rumor.”
也不尽是如此
“Not entirely.”
“Don't pay attention to those protests, they are nothing but fabricated lies.”
State officials in historical and political dramas often minimize grassroots anger by labeling dissent as manufactured slander.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
baseless / completely unfounded (in modern common usage)
Widely used in modern spoken and written Chinese to describe unfounded rumors, despite its classical opposite etymology.
Adds emotional intensity and emphasis to the speaker's defensive assertion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“are all groundless,”
“These are all rumors.”
“As for rumors on the streets,”
“I've been attacked by many rumors.”
“rumors and pressure.”
“As for those baseless rumors,”
“There have indeed been some rumors lately.”
“(spread through Chang'an.)”
“Only then did those rumors fade away.”
“Do they not love pinning baseless talk”