说三道四

說三道四
shuōsāndàosì
  1. to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)
  2. to criticize
  3. gossip

CEDICT

  1. (derogatory) to criticize, to carp
  2. (derogatory) to gossip; to make irresponsible remarks
  3. to criticize, to carp
  4. to gossip; to make irresponsible remarks

Wiktionary

胡乱批评、议论。唐．宋尚宫《女论语．学礼章第三》：「莫学他人不知朝暮，走遍乡村说三道四。」也作「说五道六」。

重編國語辭典

胡乱批评、议论

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 说 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=1 说 shuō variant of 说 shuō
2 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
3 道 dào
  1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
  2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
  7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股
4 四 sì
  1. four
  2. 4

Related entries

批判 pīpàn
  1. to criticize
  2. critique

classifier: 個
批驳 pībó
  1. to criticize
  2. to refute
指摘 zhǐzhāi to criticize
我和别人的看法毫不相同；很久以来，人们就指摘我这一点。

My way of looking at things is not at all similar to other people's. For a long time, people have criticized my point of view.

Source: Tatoeba

指谪 zhǐzhé to criticize
指责 zhǐzé
  1. to criticize
  2. to find fault with
  3. to denounce
她指責我說謊。

She accused me of telling a lie.

Source: Tatoeba

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