"怯生" meaning in Chinese

See 怯生 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /hiːp̚³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 怯生
  1. to be shy with strangers Synonyms: 怕生 (pàshēng), 認人 (rènrén) [regional], 认人 (rènrén) [regional], 認生 (rènshēng), 认生 (rènshēng), 驚生份 [Hokkien], 惊生份 [Hokkien]
    Sense id: en-怯生-zh-verb-iPaNqSEk Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "to be shy with strangers"
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        [
          "shy",
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          "stranger",
          "stranger"
        ]
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          "roman": "pàshēng",
          "word": "怕生"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rènrén",
          "tags": [
            "regional"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "roman": "rènrén",
          "tags": [
            "regional"
          ],
          "word": "认人"
        },
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        },
        {
          "roman": "rènshēng",
          "word": "认生"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "驚生份"
        },
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            "Hokkien"
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qièshēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hip³ sang¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qièshēng"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cièsheng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻieh⁴-shêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyè-shēng"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chiehsheng"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cešɛn",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цешэн"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "Guangzhou",
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    },
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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      "zh_pron": "hip sāng"
    },
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      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hip⁸ sang¹"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hib³ seng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːp̚³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "怯生"
}
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        "to be shy with strangers"
      ],
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        ],
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh_pron": "qièshēng"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄥ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hip³ sang¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "qièshēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "cièsheng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻieh⁴-shêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chyè-shēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chiehsheng"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cešɛn",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цешэн"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hip³ sang¹"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hip sāng"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hip⁸ sang¹"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hib³ seng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːp̚³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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      ]
    }
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      "roman": "pàshēng",
      "word": "怕生"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rènrén",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "認人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rènrén",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "认人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rènshēng",
      "word": "認生"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rènshēng",
      "word": "认生"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "驚生份"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "惊生份"
    }
  ],
  "word": "怯生"
}

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