人言可畏

rén yán kě wèi

Dictionary entry

gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)

What does 人言可畏 mean?

人言可畏 (rén yán kě wèi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]言yánwords · speech 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 畏wèito fear

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 人言可畏

人言可畏

rén yán kě wèi

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.