"生澀" meaning in Chinese

See 生澀 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /sɐŋ⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, IPA], /t͡sʰĩ³³ siap̚⁵/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, Quanzhou, IPA], /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Zhangzhou, IPA] Forms: 生涩 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 生澀
  1. choppy; jerky; not smooth (of language)
    Sense id: en-生澀-zh-adj-B401fa43 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 72 22 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 26 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 32 6
  2. bitter and astringent due to being raw (of fruits)
    Sense id: en-生澀-zh-adj-5dwGC4Mz
  3. blunt and rusty (of a blade)
    Sense id: en-生澀-zh-adj-J6~eyQPQ
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "生澀",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "choppy; jerky; not smooth (of language)"
      ],
      "id": "en-生澀-zh-adj-B401fa43",
      "links": [
        [
          "choppy",
          "choppy"
        ],
        [
          "jerky",
          "jerky"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ],
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bitter and astringent due to being raw (of fruits)"
      ],
      "id": "en-生澀-zh-adj-5dwGC4Mz",
      "links": [
        [
          "bitter",
          "bitter"
        ],
        [
          "astringent",
          "astringent"
        ],
        [
          "raw",
          "raw"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blunt and rusty (of a blade)"
      ],
      "id": "en-生澀-zh-adj-J6~eyQPQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "blunt",
          "blunt"
        ],
        [
          "rusty",
          "rusty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēngsè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sang¹ gip³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chhiⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chheⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēngsè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shengsè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shêng¹-sê⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēng-sè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shengseh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "šɛnsɛ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "шэнсэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "生澀",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "生涩",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "生色",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "聲色",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "声色",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sang¹ gip³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sāng gip"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sang¹ gip⁸"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "seng¹ gib³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chhiⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tshinn-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chvisiab"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ³³ siap̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chheⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tshenn-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhvesiab"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "生澀"
}
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 澀",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 生",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "生涩",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "choppy; jerky; not smooth (of language)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "choppy",
          "choppy"
        ],
        [
          "jerky",
          "jerky"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ],
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bitter and astringent due to being raw (of fruits)"
      ],
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        [
          "bitter",
          "bitter"
        ],
        [
          "astringent",
          "astringent"
        ],
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          "raw",
          "raw"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blunt and rusty (of a blade)"
      ],
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        [
          "blunt",
          "blunt"
        ],
        [
          "rusty",
          "rusty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēngsè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sang¹ gip³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chhiⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chheⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēngsè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shengsè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shêng¹-sê⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēng-sè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shengseh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "šɛnsɛ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "шэнсэ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "生澀",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "生涩",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "生色",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "聲色",
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        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "声色",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese",
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sang¹ gip³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sāng gip"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sang¹ gip⁸"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "seng¹ gib³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chhiⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tshinn-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chvisiab"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ³³ siap̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Quanzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chheⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tshenn-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "生澀"
}

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