megaphone; mouthpiece; person who parrots others
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
megaphone; speaking tube; microphone
A device used to amplify or transmit sound.
Dǎo导
yóu游
jǔ举
zhe着
chuán传
shēng声
tǒng筒
xiàng向
yóu游
kè客
jiǎng讲
jiě解
。
The tour guide used a megaphone to explain to the tourists.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
lǎo老
shì式
chuán传
shēng声
tǒng筒
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
This kind of old-fashioned speaking tube is rarely seen nowadays.
noun
mouthpiece; parrot; person who merely repeats others' words
derogatoryA derogatory metaphor for a person who lacks independent thought and simply parrots what others say.
Tā他
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
chuán传
shēng声
tǒng筒
，
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
zì自
jǐ己
de的
guān观
diǎn点
。
In the meeting, he was just a mouthpiece and didn't have any opinions of his own.
Bié别
dāng当
bié别
rén人
de的
chuán传
shēng声
tǒng筒
，
yào要
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
pàn判
duàn断
。
Don't be someone else's parrot; have your own judgment.
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Nà那
gè个
fā发
yán言
rén人
wán完
quán全
chéng成
le了
zhèng政
fǔ府
de的
chuán传
shēng声
tǒng筒
。
That spokesperson has completely become a mouthpiece for the government.