漏口風
simp漏口风lau6 hau2 fung1lòu kǒu fēng
English
- one's word exposing secrets (spoken)
- to let slip a secret inadvertently. Literally: to let the wind out of one's mouth
- insider provide pieces of information of some public concerned issue deliberately, to work as a test to the response of public opinion.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 唔覺意咁講咗秘密俾人聽
- 知情者刻意咁披露暫時未能公佈而大眾又關注嘅消息一部份,作為對民意反應嘅測試,類似放風
Examples
財政司早幾日漏咗口風話考慮緊加差餉,搞到啲業主鬼殺咁嘈話要抗議。
The financial secretary has let slip the proposal of raising property rates, which has caused many homeowners to complain and protest.
呢個明星一向將自己婚姻狀況保密,如果唔係佢朋友漏口風,外間都唔知原來佢已經有個仔。
The marital status of this superstar has been kept confidential throughout all these years, if not his friend let slip the secret, no outsiders will know he's already had a son. ----
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk