rén yán kě wèidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
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Original source entry:

人言可畏 人言可畏 [ren2 yan2 ke3 wei4] /gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)/

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人言可畏
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