死氣沉沉

死氣沉沉

Chinese

		to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged	submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop	submerge; immerse; sink submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop
trad. (死氣沉沉)		死	氣	沉	沉
simp. (死气沉沉)		死	气	沉	沉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sǐqìchénchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² hei³ cam⁴ cam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sǐqìchénchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syychihchernchern
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhcìchénchén
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei² hei³ cam⁴ cam⁴
    • Yale: séi hei chàhm chàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei² hei³ tsam⁴ tsam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi² héi³ cem⁴ cem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³⁵ hei̯³³ t͡sʰɐm²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹/

Idiom

死氣沉沉

1. lifeless; spiritless; lacking vitality or vigour