Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
うわさ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

From (uwasa, gossip) +‎ (o, particle) +‎ すれば (sureba, hypothetical conditional of する suru). Literally meaning "if you make gossip...".

Proverb edit

(うわさ)をすれば (uwasa o sureba

  1. Ellipsis of 噂をすれば影がさす: speak of the devil