---
title: "Yaoyan Meaning: 谣言 (rumor) or 耀眼 (dazzling)?"
description: "谣言 (traditional 謠言, yáoyán) means “rumor”. Not the yaoyan you heard? See 耀眼. Hear its tones, see what 谣 and 言 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yaoyan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 谣言 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

谣言 yáoyán

## rumor

## Its characters

1. 谣 yáo rumor
2. 言 yán words

## In a sentence

不要相信网上的谣言。 Don't believe rumors online.

可是其中不少内容，其实是**谣言**。

From [家族群里都有什么？ · Chinese family WeChat groups: red packets, good-morning pictures and health rumours](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/chinese-family-wechat-groups#library-word-460-462)

[More about 谣言](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B0%A3%E8%A8%80)

## Other words said yaoyan

- [耀眼yàoyǎndazzling](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%80%80%E7%9C%BC)

## More words with 谣 or 言

- [代言 dàiyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daiyan)
- [方言 fāngyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangyan)
- [发言 fāyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fayan)
- [发言人 fāyánrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fayanren)
- [谎言 huǎngyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huangyan)
- [留言 liúyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liuyan)
- [坦言 tǎnyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tanyan)
- [言论 yánlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanlun)
- [言语 yányǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanyu)
- [语言 yǔyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuyan)

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