口風
simp口风hau2 fung1kǒu fēng
English
- meaning behind the words
- what sb really means to say
- one's intentions as revealed in one's words
- tone of speech
- one's view that is revealed in one's speech
粵語 — Cantonese
- 講嘢內容流露出嘅真正意思
Examples
苹果在发售日期和价格上口风仍然很紧。
Apple is still very secretive with regard to the release date and the price.
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不如探吓佢口風先喇。
Perhaps you could sound him out first.
啲高官突然轉口風話乜都有得傾。
The government officials suddenly changed their minds, saying negotion is welcome.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk