妖言

tā zài yāo yán huò zhòng

她在妖言惑众。

She is misleading the public with evil talk.

zhōng guó gǔ dài fǎ lǜ duō yǐ yāo yán zuì míng qián zhì sī xiǎng yán lì dǎ jī wàng yán tiān mìng xíng wéi

中国古代法律多以妖言罪名钳制思想，严厉打击妄言天命行为。

The law of ancient China punished heresy idea with the crime of misleading words and severely struck at any nonsense about God's will.