gossip about private morals

gossip about private morals

Chinese saying, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ō NGG ò UZH ī y á n, which means private talk in the inner room, also refers to scandalous words. It comes from the book of songs, the wind and the wall.

Idiom explanation

Zhongyu: inner chamber.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of songs, the wind and the wall, there is CI: "the words of Zhongyi can't be interpreted as Tao."

Idiom usage

As the subject or object, it refers to private language. In the book of Han Dynasty, the biography of Jichuan Wang Ming: "don't look into the privacy of people's boudoir, but listen to Zhongyu's words." Ban Gu's biography of Wen San Wang in Han Dynasty: "don't look into the private affairs of people's boudoir, but listen to Zhongyu's words."