粵

人jan4言jin4可ho2畏wai3

jan4 jin4 ho2 wai3rén yán kě wèi

English

  1. gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
  2. the words & rumours from the mass can be terrifying; literally: people's words can be scary

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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