吹哨

chuīshào
  1. to blow a whistle
  2. to whistle

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) to blow the whistle (to tell the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities)
  2. to blow a whistle
  3. to blow the whistle (to tell the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities)

Wiktionary

  1. 吹口哨
  2. 揭發組織中不正當或非法行為

維基詞典

Examples

裁判吹哨两次，向大家宣布已经终场。

The referee blew his whistle twice to tell everyone it was full-time.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 吹 chuī
  1. to blow
  2. to play a wind instrument
  3. to blast
  4. to puff
  5. to boast
  6. to brag
  7. to end in failure
  8. to fall through
2 哨 shào
  1. a whistle
  2. sentry

Containing this entry

吹哨人 chuīshàorén whistleblower
吹哨者 chuīshàozhě

Related entries

吹口哨 chuīkǒushào to whistle
你会吹口哨吗？

Can you whistle?

Do you know how to whistle?

Source: Tatoeba

唿 hū
  1. to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth)
  2. (onom.) for the sound of the wind
唿哨 hūshào
  1. to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth)
  2. nowadays written 呼哨
嘯 xiào
  1. (of people) to whistle
  2. (of birds and animals) to screech; to howl; to roar
忽哨 hūshào
  1. to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth)
  2. nowadays written 呼哨
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