人言可畏
jan4 jin4 ho2 wai3rén yán kě wèi
English
- gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
- the words & rumours from the mass can be terrifying; literally: people's words can be scary
粵語 — Cantonese
- 群眾嘅議論同流言可以好恐怖
Examples
人言可畏,小心啲講嘢。
Mind your wordings, people's word can be scary.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk