wēi​cí​sǒng​tīng

to startle with scary stories

  1. dangerous
    (bound form) danger; precarious; in jeopardy; to endanger; to imperil
  2. nounverb
    word
    (bound form) Language; diction; speech; a statement or phrase
  3. to shock an audience
    (bound form) to shock an audience with sensational or exaggerated talk; most commonly used in the phrase 危言耸听 wēi​yán​sǒng​tīng