食聲

Chinese

		eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (食聲)		食	聲
simp. (食声)		食	声

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chia̍h-siaⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍h-siaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tsia̍h-siann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciaqsviaf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² siã³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ siã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

Verb

食聲

1. (Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to bluff; to show false bravado; to make an empty show of strength
2. (Mainland China Hokkien) to depend on one's fame to win favors
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to deceive people with false claims

Synonyms

• (to show false bravado): 虛張聲勢／虚张声势 (xūzhāngshēngshì)
• (to depend on one's fame): (Hokkien) 食名聲／食名声