靜悄悄

See also: 静悄悄

Chinese

		still; calm; quiet still; calm; quiet; not moving	quiet; silent; distressed quiet; silent; distressed; sorrowful
trad. (靜悄悄)		靜	悄悄
simp. (静悄悄)		静	悄悄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìngqiāoqiāo, jìngqiǎoqiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄠ, ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing⁶ ciu² ciu², zing⁶ ciu⁵ ciu⁵, zing⁶ ciu³ ciu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìngqiāoqiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìngciaociao
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴-chʻiao¹-chʻiao¹
    • Yale: jìng-chyāu-chyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqchiauchiau
    • Palladius: цзинцяоцяо (czincjaocjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìngqiǎoqiǎo [Phonetic: jìngqiáoqiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìngciǎociǎo
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴-chʻiao³-chʻiao³
    • Yale: jìng-chyǎu-chyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqcheaucheau
    • Palladius: цзинцяоцяо (czincjaocjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing⁶ ciu² ciu², zing⁶ ciu⁵ ciu⁵, zing⁶ ciu³ ciu³
    • Yale: jihng chíu chíu, jihng chíuh chíuh, jihng chiu chiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing⁶ tsiu² tsiu², dzing⁶ tsiu⁵ tsiu⁵, dzing⁶ tsiu³ tsiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing⁶ qiu² qiu², jing⁶ qiu⁵ qiu⁵, jing⁶ qiu³ qiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ²² t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵/, /t͡sɪŋ²² t͡sʰiːu̯¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯¹³/, /t͡sɪŋ²² t͡sʰiːu̯³³ t͡sʰiːu̯³³/

Adjective

靜悄悄

1. (ideophonic) very quiet
   • 1989, Cui Jian (lyrics and music), “讓我睡個好覺 [Let Me Sleep Tight]”, in 新長征路上的搖滾 [Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March], performed by Cui Jian:

     告訴你向西走是一片靜悄悄/告訴你朝東去是一片熱鬧鬧 [MSC, trad.]
     告诉你向西走是一片静悄悄/告诉你朝东去是一片热闹闹 [MSC, simp.]

     Gàosù nǐ xiàng xī zǒu shì yīpiàn jìngqiāoqiāo / Gàosù nǐ cháo dōng qù shì yīpiàn rènaonao [Pinyin]

     Let me tell you it'll be very quiet if you go west / Let me tell you it'll be crowded and noisy if you go east

Synonyms

• 靜落落／静落落
• 靜幽幽／静幽幽

• 和平 (hépíng)
• 嗼寂 (mòjì)
• 安恬 (āntián) (literary)
• 安生 (ānshēng)
• 安謐／安谧 (ānmì) (literary)
• 安靖 (ānjìng) (literary)
• 安靜／安静 (ānjìng)
• 寂寥 (jìliáo)
• 寂寞 (jìmò)
• 寂然 (jìrán) (literary)
• 寂靜／寂静 (jìjìng)
• 寧靜／宁静 (níngjìng)
• 平和
• 平靜／平静 (píngjìng)
• 幽靜／幽静 (yōujìng)
• 恬 (Hakka, literary or Min Nan)
• 恬倓 (tiántán)
• 恬淡 (tiándàn)
• 恬謐／恬谧 (tiánmì) (literary)
• 恬靜／恬静 (tiánjìng)
• 悄悄 (qiāoqiāo)
• 沉寂 (chénjì)
• 沉靜／沉静 (chénjìng)
• 清淨／清净 (qīngjìng)
• 清靜／清静 (qīngjìng)
• 自靜／自静 (zi³ jing²) (Jin)
• 靜寂／静寂 (jìngjì)
• 靜寂寂／静寂寂 (Hokkien)
• 靜生生／静生生 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

Adverb

靜悄悄

1. (ideophonic) quietly; stealthily

Synonyms

• 暗暗 (àn'àn)
• 悄悄 (qiāoqiāo)
• 偷偷 (tōutōu)