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): ㄔㄨㄟㄕㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuīshàorén
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟㄕㄠˋ 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

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

Synonyms

吹哨者 (chuīshàozhě)

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