"生澀" meaning in Chinese

See 生澀 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sɐŋ⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /t͡sʰĩ³³ siap̚⁵/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/, /sɐŋ⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/, /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/, /t͡sʰĩ³³ siap̚⁵/, /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/ Chinese transliterations: shēngsè [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sang¹ gip³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chhiⁿ-siap, chheⁿ-siap, shēngsè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], shengsè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], shêng¹-sê⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], shēng-sè [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shengseh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], шэнсэ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], šɛnsɛ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sāng gip [Cantonese, Yale], sang¹ gip⁸ [Cantonese, Pinyin], seng¹ gib³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], chhiⁿ-siap [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], tshinn-siap [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], chvisiab [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], chheⁿ-siap [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], tshenn-siap [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], zhvesiab [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 生涩
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: 79 14 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 8 8
  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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          "not",
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          "blunt",
          "blunt"
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          "rusty",
          "rusty"
        ]
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  ],
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēngsè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang¹ gip³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chhiⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chheⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēngsè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shengsè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shêng¹-sê⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēng-sè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shengseh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шэнсэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šɛnsɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāng gip"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang¹ gip⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seng¹ gib³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chhiⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tshinn-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chvisiab"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ³³ siap̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chheⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tshenn-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhvesiab"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ³³ siap̚⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "生澀"
}
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          "blunt",
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          "rusty"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "shēngsè"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang¹ gip³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chhiⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chheⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēngsè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shengsè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shêng¹-sê⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēng-sè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shengseh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шэнсэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šɛnsɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāng gip"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang¹ gip⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seng¹ gib³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chhiⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tshinn-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chvisiab"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ³³ siap̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chheⁿ-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tshenn-siap"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhvesiab"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ kiːp̚³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰĩ³³ siap̚⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "生澀"
}

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