口風 [－风]

Jyutping hau2 fung1
Pinyin kǒu fēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. meaning behind the words
  2. what sb really means to say
  3. one's intentions as revealed in one's words
  4. tone of speech
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    講​嘢​內容​流露出​嘅​真正​意思
    one's view that is revealed in one's speech
    • 不如探吓佢口風先喇。
      不如探吓佢口风先喇。
      Perhaps you could sound him out first.
    • 啲高官突然轉口風話乜都有得傾。
      啲高官突然转口风话乜都有得倾。
      The government officials suddenly changed their minds, saying negotion is welcome.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    meaning behind the words; undertone; implied meaning; undercurrent
    (syn.) 口氣, 口气
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她口风很严。
    她口風很嚴。
    tā kǒu fēng hěn yán 。
    • She keeps secrets.
  2. Mandarin
    苹果在发售日期和价格上口风仍然很紧。
    蘋果在發售日期和價格上口風仍然很緊。
    píng guǒ zài fā shòu rì qī hé jià gé shàng kǒu fēng réng rán hěn jǐn 。
    • Apple is still very secretive with regard to the release date and the price.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    记者同看更吹水，希望套到口风。
    記者同看更吹水，希望套到口風。
    gei3 ze2 tung4 hon1 gaang1 ceoi1 seoi2, hei1 mong6 tou3 dou2 hau2 fung1.
    • The journalist chit-chatted with the security guard, trying to fish for information.
  2. Cantonese
    不如探吓佢口风先喇。
    不如探吓佢口風先喇。
    • Perhaps you could sound him out first.
  3. Cantonese
    啲高官突然转口风话乜都有得倾。
    啲高官突然轉口風話乜都有得傾。
    • The government officials suddenly changed their minds, saying negotion is welcome.
  4. Cantonese
    呢个明星一向将自己婚姻状况保密，如果唔系佢朋友漏口风，外间都唔知原来佢已经有个仔。
    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.
  5. Cantonese
    财政司早几日漏咗口风话考虑紧加差饷，搞到啲业主鬼杀咁嘈话要抗议。
    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 secretory of government has let slip the consideration about raising up the property rates few days ago, this seems stimulated the flat owners and they are planned to protest against it.