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): ㄔㄨㄟㄕㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ saau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuīshào
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟㄕㄠˋ
  - 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

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

Derived terms

吹哨人 (chuīshàorén)
吹哨者 (chuīshàozhě)

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