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悄無聲息

简悄无声息 · 繁悄無聲息

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎo wú shēng xī

quietly
noiselessly

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悄: qiāo · silent, quiet, still; anxious
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聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
息: xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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3–2–1–1 · qiao3 wu2 sheng1 xi1

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ciu2 mou4 sing1 sik1

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