危言耸听 wēi yán sǒng tīng

frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 29305th word

Definitions

  1. 1. frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
  2. 2. reds under the beds

Characters

Character Meaning
危 wēi HSK 4
danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
耸 sǒng HSK 6
towering; to raise up; to shrug
听 tīng HSK 1
to listen; to hear; to obey