人言可畏

Chinese

		what people are saying; words, speech	dreadful; horrible; formidable
simp. and trad. (人言可畏)		人言	可畏

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry.

人之多言、亦可畏也。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Rén zhī duōyán, yì kěwèi yě. [Pinyin]

But the talk of people,
Is also to be feared.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rényánkěwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ jin⁴ ho² wai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rényánkěwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rényánkěwèi
  - Wade–Giles: jên²-yen²-kʻo³-wei⁴
  - Yale: rén-yán-kě-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renyankeewey
  - Palladius: жэньянькэвэй (žɛnʹjanʹkɛvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ jɛn³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ jin⁴ ho² wai³
  - Yale: yàhn yìhn hó wai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ jin⁴ ho² wai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ yin⁴ ho² wei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ jiːn²¹ hɔː³⁵ wɐi̯³³/

Idiom

人言可畏

gossip is a fearful thing

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