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風聲鶴唳 (fung1 sing1 hok6 leoi6) — lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom); in Cantonese

fungˉ¹風singˉ¹聲hokˍ₆鶴leoiˍ₆唳
简 风声鹤唳
Mandarin Pinyin: feng1 sheng1 he4 li4

Meaning of 風聲鶴唳

nounlit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom);
nounfig. to panic at the slightest move; to be jittery

Characters in 風聲鶴唳

風fung1
certain disease supposedly caused by wind
聲sing1
make a sound; declare; state
鶴hok6
crane
唳leoi6
cry of bird; cry

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