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細聲細氣

简细声细气 · 繁細聲細氣

Mandarin · pinyin xì shēng xì qì

in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken

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細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–1–4–4 · xi4 sheng1 xi4 qi4

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sai3 seng1 sai3 hei3

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