道 dao 听 ting 途 tu 说 shuo - Heard on the streets, and told on the roads.
The phrase is said to come from when a man met and old friend and asked him about recent news.
When the friend told him some wild stories, he refused to believe him until the friend finally admitted he had "heard the news from somewhere else."
The term has come to describer rumors that have no basis in reality.
To be sure, there are lots of such people who tell stories, fabricate truths in large offices and companies.
Do you know any?
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