❶ （歌谣） ballad; rhyme: 民 ～ popular verse; ballad; 童 ～ children's rhyme ❷ （谣言） rumour: 辟 ～ refute a rumour; spike a rumour; 造 ～ cook up a story and spread it around; start a rumour ❷ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 鹏 Yao Peng ◆谣传 rumour; hearsay; it is rumoured that; rumour has it that; 谣言 rumour; groundless allegation; 谣涿 [书] slander; calumny