妖言 (yāo yán) — heresy; false and harmful speech; fallacy; misleading doctrine
Definition
妖言 (yāo yán) means 'heresy' or 'fallacy' — speech framed as dangerous and deceptive, used mostly in historical or political writing. Today it appears almost entirely in the set phrase 妖言惑众 ('to spread lies to mislead the public').
noun
heresyfalse and harmful speechfallacymisleading doctrine
Examples
- 妖言。Gǔ dài tǒng zhì zhě cháng bǎ fǎn duì tā men de yán lùn chēng wéi yāo yán.Ancient rulers often labeled opposing speech as heresy.
- 妖言，。Tā sàn bù yāo yán, mí huò le bù shǎo rén.He spread fallacies and deluded quite a few people.
- 妖言。Lì shǐ shàng hěn duō yāo yán dōu bèi yòng lái shān dòng mín zhòng.In history, many heresies were used to incite the masses.
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