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據說 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
據說 ＝ 據 ＋ 說
ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄨㄛ · jùshuō
verb/adv — it is said that…, reportedly, according to what is said

字源 FORM — what the parts do

據to rely on, according to (根據)jù
說to say, to speak (說話)shuō
據說，根據的據，說話的說。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

不是親眼見，是照（據）別人說（說）的話來講。
Not seen firsthand — told according to (據) what others say (說).
關 · Related
根據gēnjùto base on — the same 據聽說tīngshuōheard it said — the everyday near-word