危言聳聽

Chinese

		danger; to endanger	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	excite; raise up; to shrug excite; raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering	let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey
trad. (危言聳聽)		危	言	聳	聽
simp. (危言耸听)		危	言	耸	听

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēiyánsǒngtīng, wéiyánsǒngtīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄥ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁴ jin⁴ sung² ting¹, ngai⁴ jin⁴ sung² ting³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēiyánsǒngtīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weiyánsǒngting
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-yen²-sung³-tʻing¹
    • Yale: wēi-yán-sǔng-tīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiyansoongting
    • Palladius: вэйяньсунтин (vɛjjanʹsuntin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéiyánsǒngtīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéiyánsǒngting
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-yen²-sung³-tʻing¹
    • Yale: wéi-yán-sǔng-tīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiyansoongting
    • Palladius: вэйяньсунтин (vɛjjanʹsuntin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ jɛn³⁵ sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngai⁴ jin⁴ sung² ting¹, ngai⁴ jin⁴ sung² ting³
    • Yale: ngàih yìhn súng tīng, ngàih yìhn súng ting
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁴ jin⁴ sung² ting¹, ngai⁴ jin⁴ sung² ting³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁴ yin⁴ sung² ting¹, ngei⁴ yin⁴ sung² ting³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ jiːn²¹ sʊŋ³⁵ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋɐi̯²¹ jiːn²¹ sʊŋ³⁵ tʰɪŋ³³/

Idiom

危言聳聽

1. to make exaggerated and frightening statements to scare people