切切私語

简 切切私语 · 繁 切切私語
Mandarin · pinyin qiè qiè sī yǔ

Meanings

  1. variant of 竊竊私語 qiè qiè sī yǔ
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切
qiè · cut, mince, slice, carve
私
sī · private, personal; secret
語
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语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
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Mandarin tones

4–4–1–3 · qie4 qie4 si1 yu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cit3 cit3 si1 jyu5

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cit3 cit3 si1 jyu5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) synonym of 竊竊私語 /窃窃私语 (qièqièsīyǔ, “to talk in whispers”)

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