粵

滿mun5城sing4風fung1雨jyu5

simp满城风雨
mun5 sing4 fung1 jyu5mǎn chéng fēng yǔ

English

  1. lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom)
  2. fig. a big scandal
  3. an uproar
  4. the talk of the town
  5. news or rumour spread all over a place; to spread like wildfire

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容新聞、資訊傳到好多人都知道,而且傳播速度仲要好快,令好多人關注呢件事

Examples

  • 傳媒將官員失職嘅事誇大,搞到滿城風雨,最後令到嗰個官員辭職。

    The mass media exaggerated the malpractice of an official and the news spread like wildlife. Finally, he had to resign.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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