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

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

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to bluff; to show false bravado; to make an empty show of strength
(Mainland China Hokkien) to depend on one's fame to win favors
(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