竊竊私語

See also: 窃窃私语

Chinese

		with careful discrimination; observing clearly	to whisper; to talk in hushed tones; secret talk to whisper; to talk in hushed tones; secret talk; confidences
trad. (竊竊私語)		竊竊	私語
simp. (窃窃私语)		窃窃	私语
alternative forms		切切私語／切切私语

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qièqièsīyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄙ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sit³ sit³ si¹ jyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qièqièsīyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄙ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciècièsihyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻieh⁴-chʻieh⁴-ssŭ¹-yü³
    • Yale: chyè-chyè-sz̄-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiehchiehsyyeu
    • Palladius: цецесыюй (cecesyjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sit³ sit³ si¹ jyu⁵
    • Yale: sit sit sī yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sit⁸ sit⁸ si¹ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: xid³ xid³ xi¹ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːt̚³ siːt̚³ siː⁵⁵ jyː¹³/

Idiom

竊竊私語

1. to talk in whispers