危言耸听 in English wei1 yan2 song3 ting1 Meaning

Meanings

  • frightening words to scare people (idiomatic expression); alarmist talk
  • reds under the beds

Simplified Characters

危 言 耸 听

Traditional Characters

危 言 聳 聽

Pinyin

wei1 yan2 song3 ting1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

危wei1surname Wei 言yan2words 耸song3to excite 听ting1smile (archaic)