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TOPIK 6noun

도청도설

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도청도설이 · 도청도설을

groundless hearsay, idle rumor

Example

인터넷에 떠도는 도청도설을 그대로 믿으면 안 됩니다.

You shouldn't believe the hearsay floating around online.

Word parts

도 road청 hear도 road설 speak

Literally 'heard on the road, repeated on the road'.

Good to know

Don't confuse with 도청 'wiretapping', which is written with different characters.