吹哨

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	a whistle; sentry
trad. (吹哨)		吹	哨
simp. #(吹哨)		吹	哨

Etymology

Figurative sense

Calque of English blow the whistle.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuīshào

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ saau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuīshào
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chueishào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-shao⁴
    • Yale: chwēi-shàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueishaw
    • Palladius: чуйшао (čujšao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ saau³
    • Yale: chēui saau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ saau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ sao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ saːu̯³³/

Verb

吹哨

1. to blow a whistle
2. (figuratively) to blow the whistle (to tell the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities)