Chinese Word of the Day
私语sī yǔ
whisper
Definitions
| Chinese > English | ||
| 私语 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 私語 | ||
| 私語 | sīyǔ | |
| 1. v. (literary) to whisper; to talk in hushed tones | ||
| 2. n. secret talk; confidences | ||
| English > Chinese | ||
| whisper | ||
| 1. 耳语 | ||
| 2. 密谈 | ||
| 3. 飒飒地响 | ||
| 4. 背后说的坏话 | ||
| 5. 微量 | ||
| 6. 些微 | ||
| 7. 聂 | ||
| 8. 呤 | ||
| Components | ||
| 私 | sī | |
| 1. self; personal; private | ||
| 私人 - personal | ||
| 私有 - private | ||
| 2. selfish | ||
| 自私 - selfish | ||
| 3. illegal or secret goods | ||
| 走私 - to smuggle | ||
| 4. stealthily; secretly | ||
| 私语 - to whisper | ||
| 5. (obsolete) (Used by women to refer to their sister's husband) | ||
| 6. reproductive organs; genitals | ||
| 7. (internet slang) Short for 私聊, to PM, to DM | ||
| 语 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 語 | ||
| 語 | yǔ | |
| 1. to speak; to say | ||
| 2. (of an animal) to chirp; to hoot | ||
| 3. speech; language | ||
| 4. (linguistics) spoken language (contrary to written language 文) | ||
| 5. expression; words | ||
| 6. saying; proverb; set phrase | ||
| 7. movement or signal which transmits information | ||
| 8. chirping; tweet | ||
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Pronunciation
sī yǔ
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