悄悄

Chinese

		quiet; sad	quiet; sad
trad. (悄悄)		悄	悄
simp. #(悄悄)		悄	悄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiāoqiāo, qiǎoqiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄠ, ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu² ciu² / ciu⁵ ciu⁵ / ciu³ ciu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiāoqiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciaociao
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao¹-chʻiao¹
    • Yale: chyāu-chyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiauchiau
    • Palladius: цяоцяо (cjaocjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiāoqiāor
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄠㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciaociaor
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao¹-chʻiao¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: chyāu-chyāur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiauchiaul
    • Palladius: цяоцяор (cjaocjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎoqiǎo [Phonetic: qiáoqiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎociǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao³-chʻiao³
    • Yale: chyǎu-chyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheaucheau
    • Palladius: цяоцяо (cjaocjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ciu² ciu² / ciu⁵ ciu⁵ / ciu³ ciu³
    • Yale: chíu chíu / chíuh chíuh / chiu chiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu² tsiu² / tsiu⁵ tsiu⁵ / tsiu³ tsiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qiu² qiu² / qiu⁵ qiu⁵ / qiu³ qiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵/, /t͡sʰiːu̯¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯¹³/, /t͡sʰiːu̯³³ t͡sʰiːu̯³³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 悄悄

1. quiet

   一小群人站在門口，悄悄地交談著。 [MSC, trad.]
   一小群人站在门口，悄悄地交谈着。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yī xiǎo qún rén zhàn zài ménkǒu, qiāoqiāo de jiāotánzhe. [Pinyin]

   A small group of people stand about by the gate, talking quietly.

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 悄悄

1. in secret; stealthily; without allowing others to notice

   最終協議的談判正在悄悄進行。 [MSC, trad.]
   最终协议的谈判正在悄悄进行。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zuìzhōng xiéyì de tánpàn zhèngzài qiāoqiāo jìnxíng. [Pinyin]

   Negotiations on the final agreement are progressing in secret.

   孩子們悄悄扔掉肉串上的洋蔥。 [MSC, trad.]
   孩子们悄悄扔掉肉串上的洋葱。 [MSC, simp.]

   Háizǐmen qiāoqiāo rēngdiào ròuchuàn shàng de yángcōng. [Pinyin]

   The children secretly threw away the rings of raw onions in their kebabs.

   • 悄悄的我走了，正如我悄悄的來 [MSC, trad.]
     悄悄的我走了，正如我悄悄的来 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1928, (deprecated template usage) 徐志摩 (Xu Zhimo), (deprecated template usage) 《再別康橋》 (“Taking Leave of Cambridge Again”)

     qiāoqiāo de wǒ zǒu le, zhèngrú wǒ qiāoqiāo de lái [Pinyin]

     Quietly I am leaving, / Just as quietly as I came

Synonyms

• (stealthily): 暗暗 (àn'àn), 靜悄悄／静悄悄 (jìngqiāoqiāo), 偷偷 (tōutōu)

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