hearsay
Grapevine, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi à OD à oxi à ox à, which means news that is not transmitted through formal channels. Rumors are often untrue and unreliable. From modern Chinese dictionary.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: Qi dongyeyu, Zi nihilistic, out of thin air, no case to check, looking out of the wind
Antonym: well founded, well grounded, well grounded
hearsay
one 's second parent said with gratitude of a person who has saved or spared one 's life - zài shēng fù mǔ
make a concealed reference to sth. - dào dōng shuō xī
marriage according to all the traditional rules - sān méi liù zhèng