風聲鶴唳

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See also: 风声鹤唳 and 風声鶴唳

Chinese

wind; news; style
wind; news; style; custom; manner
 
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds)
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
 
 crane cry of a crane or wild goose
trad. (風聲鶴唳) 風 聲 鶴 唳
simp. (风声鹤唳) 风 声 鹤 唳

Etymology

From the Book of Jin:

餘眾棄甲宵遁，聞風聲鶴唳，皆以為王師已至。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
余众弃甲宵遁，闻风声鹤唳，皆以为王师已至。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
From: 648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin
Yú zhòng qì jiǎ xiāo dùn, wén fēngshēnghèlì, jiē yǐwèi wángshī yǐ zhì.
The rest of the troop dropped their armors and escaped overnight. Hearing the sound of the wind and the cry of cranes, they thought the monarch's army had come.

Pronunciation

Idiom

風聲鶴唳

  1. to panic and feel apprehensive for even the slightest sound

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (風聲鶴唳):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
風 聲 鶴 唳
ふう
Grade: 2 		せい
Hyōgai 		かく
Grade: S 		れい
Hyōgai
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 風聲鶴唳 – see the following entry.
【風声鶴唳ふうせいかくれい】
(idiomatic) panic and apprehension for even the slightest sound
(This term, 風聲鶴唳, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
風聲鶴唳

Noun

風聲鶴唳 • (pungseonghangnyeo) (hangeul 풍성학려)

  1. hanja form? of 풍성학려
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