「傳聲筒」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: cyun4 sing1 tung2 cyun4 seng1 tung2
Individual
Character Meaning:
pass on; legend; biography; to pass; to pass on; to hand down; to spread; to circulate; to summon
sound; voice
cylinder
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • speaker / receiver of an antique phone
    (Cant.) zi2bui1cyun4seng1tung2
    (Eng.) paper-cup phone

  • figuratively, a mouthpiece, someone who merely relays a message for another party
    (Cant.) keoi5zi2hai6go3cyun4seng1tung2waa6m4dou2si6ge3
    (Eng.) He is just a mouthpiece. He doesn't have a say.

See also: 一朝天子一朝臣 一鼻孔出氣 唯恐天下不亂 有眼無珠 神龍見首不見尾 粉飾太平 耳提面命 虛與委蛇 見風駛舵 馬前卒 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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