應聲

應聲

See also: 应声

Chinese

		to answer; to respond; ought	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (應聲)		應	聲
simp. (应声)		应	声

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīngshēng, yìngshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥ ㄕㄥ, ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing³ sing¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): en-sâng
• Min Nan (POJ): ìn-siaⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingsheng
    • IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīngshēngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄕㄥㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingshengl
    • IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, literary, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: yìngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqsheng
    • IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing³ sing¹
    • Yale: ying sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing³ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying³ xing¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: en-sâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: en sang´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: en⁴ sang¹
    • IPA: /en⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ìn-siaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ìn-siann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iensviaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /in²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /in⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiã³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /in²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /in¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /in²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiã⁴⁴/

Verb

應聲

1. to respond; to answer

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìngshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing³ sing¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yin-sâng
• Min Nan (POJ): èng-seng / èng-siaⁿ / ìn-siaⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yìngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqsheng
    • IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing³ sing¹
    • Yale: ying sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing³ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying³ xing¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-sâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: in sang´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ sang¹
    • IPA: /in⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-sâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)in sang´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ sang¹
    • IPA: /(j)in⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: èng-seng
    • Tâi-lô: ìng-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: eangsefng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiɪŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: èng-siaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ìng-siann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: eangsviaf
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiã³³/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ìn-siaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ìn-siann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iensviaf
    • IPA (Taipei): /in¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiã⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /in²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiã⁴⁴/

Verb

應聲

1. to utter a sound in response

   • 「喂。貓子。給支體溫表。」貓子愉快地應聲「呃」，去拿體溫表。 [MSC, trad.]
     “喂。猫子。给支体温表。”猫子愉快地应声“呃”，去拿体温表。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1990, 池莉 (Chi Li), 《冷也好熱也好活著就好》 (Cold or Hot, It's Good to Live)

     “Wèi. Māozi. Gěi zhī tǐwēnbiǎo.” Māozi yúkuài de yìngshēng “è”, qù ná tǐwēnbiǎo. [Pinyin]

     “Hey pussycat, give me a thermometer.” Pussycat happily answered “ok” and went to get a thermometer.

Adverb

應聲

1. at the sound (of something)

Derived terms

應聲而倒／应声而倒

應聲蟲／应声虫 (yìngshēngchóng)