聳人聽聞

Chinese

		excite; raise up; to shrug excite; raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering	man; person; people	to hear about; news that one has heard
trad. (聳人聽聞)		聳	人	聽聞
simp. (耸人听闻)		耸	人	听闻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sǒngréntīngwén

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sung² jan⁴ ting¹ man⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sǒngréntīngwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄥˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǒngréntingwún
  - Wade–Giles: sung³-jên²-tʻing¹-wên²
  - Yale: sǔng-rén-tīng-wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: soongrentingwen
  - Palladius: сунжэньтинвэнь (sunžɛnʹtinvɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sung² jan⁴ ting¹ man⁴
  - Yale: súng yàhn tīng màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sung² jan⁴ ting¹ man⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sung² yen⁴ ting¹ men⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ³⁵ jɐn²¹ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

Idiom

聳人聽聞

deliberately exaggerating so as to create a sensation

Related terms

炒作 (chǎozuò)

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