人言

rényán
  1. (literary) what people are saying
  2. Alternative name for 砒霜 (pīshuāng, “arsenic trioxide”).
  3. what people are saying
  4. words, speech

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
2 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk

Containing this entry

不恤人言 bùxùrényán not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
人言可畏 rényánkěwèi gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
人言嘖嘖 rényánzézé everyone comments disapprovingly (idiom)
人言籍籍 rényánjíjí tongues are wagging (idiom)