Definition
风声 literally means 'sound of the wind', but it's far more common in its figurative sense: news, rumor, or information that is circulating, often secretly or unofficially. You'll hear it in contexts of leaks (走漏风声), intelligence gathering, or gossip. The bare literal meaning (wind sound) is less frequent in everyday conversation, but it does appear in poetic or descriptive writing.
n.
(figurative) newsrumorinformation (often about a leak or secret)sound of the wind
Examples
- ,风声。Yèwǎn de shān shàng, fēng shēng hěn dà.On the mountain at night, the sound of the wind is very loud.
- 风声。Tā tīng dào le yì xiē guānyú gōngsī cáiyuán de fēng shēng.He heard some rumors about the company's layoffs.
- 风声,。Zhè jiàn shì zǒu lòu le fēng shēng, dàjiā dōu zhīdào le.News of this matter leaked out, and everyone found out.
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