風声鶴唳

See also: 風聲鶴唳 and 风声鹤唳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
風 声 鶴 唳
ふう
Grade: 2 		せい
Grade: 2 		かく
Grade: S 		れい
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
風聲鶴唳 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From the Book of Jin (in Classical Chinese). See 風聲鶴唳／风声鹤唳 (fēngshēnghèlì).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ːse̞ː ka̠kɯ̟ɾe̞ː]

Noun

風(ふう)声(せい)鶴(かく)唳(れい) • (fūsei kakurei) 

  1. (idiomatic) panic and apprehension for even the slightest sound
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