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 ㄅㄧㄢ ㄕㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁶ bin¹ se⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lùbiānshè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄕㄜˋ
    • 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

1. (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)