风声

風聲

fēngshēng

noun #7,341

Meanings

Literally 'wind sound.' The figurative meaning of 'rumor' or 'word getting out' comes from the idea of news spreading like wind.

外面的风声很大。

Wàimiàn de fēngshēng hěn dà.

The sound of the wind outside is very loud.

走漏了风声，计划失败了。

Zǒulòu le fēngshēng, jìhuà shībài le.

Word got out, and the plan failed.

他听到了一些风声。

Tā tīngdào le yīxiē fēngshēng.

He heard some rumors.

usage

走漏风声 (zǒulòu fēngshēng) is a common expression meaning 'to leak information' or 'to let word slip out.'

风 fēng

声 shēng