惺惺

See also: 猩猩 and 星星

Chinese

		tranquil; understand	tranquil; understand
simp. and trad. (惺惺)		惺	惺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīngxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singsing
    • Wade–Giles: hsing¹-hsing¹
    • Yale: syīng-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingshing
    • Palladius: синсин (sinsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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Adjective

惺惺

1. (literary) bright; sharp; clever; intelligent
2. (literary) awake; clear-headed
3. (literary, of sound) mellow; dulcet; pleasant
4. (literary, usually as an adjectival suffix) affected; pretentious; unctuous

Derived terms

• 假惺惺 (jiǎxīngxīng)
• 惺惺人 (xīngxīngrén)
• 惺惺作態／惺惺作态 (xīngxīngzuòtài)
• 惺惺惜惺惺 (xīngxīngxīxīngxīng)
• 惺惺相惜 (xīngxīngxiāngxī)
• 惺惺道人
• 昧著惺惺使糊塗／昧着惺惺使糊涂