扬言

Traditional form:

揚言

Pinyin (reading):

yángyán

Definitions:

• to put about (a story, plan, threat etc)
• to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story)
• to threaten

Characters:

• 扬 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say

Traditional characters:

• 揚 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say