危辞耸听 wēicísǒngtīng to startle with scary stories Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 危 wēi noun dangerous (bound form) danger; precarious; in jeopardy; to endanger; to imperil辞 辭 cí nounverb word (bound form) Language; diction; speech; a statement or phrase耸听 聳聽 sǒngtīng 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 wēiyánsǒngtīng