"細語" meaning in Chinese

See 細語 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɕi⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sɐi̯³³ jyː¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /sɐi̯³³ jyː¹³/ Chinese transliterations: xìyǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sai³ jyu⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], xìyǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], sìyǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsi⁴-yü³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syì-yǔ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shihyeu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сиюй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sijuj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sai yúh [Cantonese, Yale], sai³ jy⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sei³ yu⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 细语
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 細語
  1. to speak softly; to whisper Derived forms: 枕邊細語 (zhěnbiān xìyǔ), 枕边细语 (zhěnbiān xìyǔ)
    Sense id: en-細語-zh-verb-Sf8N2vGo Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "細語",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "zhěnbiān xìyǔ",
          "word": "枕邊細語"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhěnbiān xìyǔ",
          "word": "枕边细语"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak softly; to whisper"
      ],
      "id": "en-細語-zh-verb-Sf8N2vGo",
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "softly",
          "softly"
        ],
        [
          "whisper",
          "whisper"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xìyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sai³ jyu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xìyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsi⁴-yü³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syì-yǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shihyeu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сиюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sijuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sai yúh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sai³ jy⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sei³ yu⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯³³ jyː¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯³³ jyː¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "細語"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "zhěnbiān xìyǔ",
      "word": "枕邊細語"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhěnbiān xìyǔ",
      "word": "枕边细语"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "细语",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "細語",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 細",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 語",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak softly; to whisper"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "softly",
          "softly"
        ],
        [
          "whisper",
          "whisper"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xìyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sai³ jyu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xìyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìyǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsi⁴-yü³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syì-yǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shihyeu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сиюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sijuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sai yúh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sai³ jy⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sei³ yu⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯³³ jyː¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐi̯³³ jyː¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "細語"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 細語 meaning in Chinese (2.0kB)

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