Characters
- 小 (小): small; tiny; few; young
- 道 (道): road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- 消 (消): to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
- 息 (息): breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 小道消息
- MDBG: 小道消息
- Examples with 小道消息 on Tatoeba
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