吹哨人

Chinese

		to blow a whistle	man; person; people
trad. (吹哨人)		吹哨	人
simp. #(吹哨人)		吹哨	人

Etymology

Calque of English whistleblower.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuīshàorén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuīshàorén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chueishàorén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui¹-shao⁴-jên²
    • Yale: chwēi-shàu-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueishawren
    • Palladius: чуйшаожэнь (čujšaožɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

吹哨人

1. whistleblower (one who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities)

Synonyms

• 吹哨者 (chuīshàozhě)