靜悄悄

靜悄悄

See also: 静悄悄

Chinese

		still; calm; quiet still; calm; quiet; not moving	quiet; silent; distressed quiet; silent; distressed; sorrowful
trad. (靜悄悄)		靜	悄悄
simp. (静悄悄)		静	悄悄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìngqiāoqiāo, jìngqiǎoqiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄠ, ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing⁶ ciu² ciu², zing⁶ ciu⁵ ciu⁵, zing⁶ ciu³ ciu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìngqiāoqiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìngciaociao
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴-chʻiao¹-chʻiao¹
    • Yale: jìng-chyāu-chyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqchiauchiau
    • Palladius: цзинцяоцяо (czincjaocjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìngqiǎoqiǎo [Phonetic: jìngqiáoqiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìngciǎociǎo
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴-chʻiao³-chʻiao³
    • Yale: jìng-chyǎu-chyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqcheaucheau
    • Palladius: цзинцяоцяо (czincjaocjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing⁶ ciu² ciu², zing⁶ ciu⁵ ciu⁵, zing⁶ ciu³ ciu³
    • Yale: jihng chíu chíu, jihng chíuh chíuh, jihng chiu chiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing⁶ tsiu² tsiu², dzing⁶ tsiu⁵ tsiu⁵, dzing⁶ tsiu³ tsiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing⁶ qiu² qiu², jing⁶ qiu⁵ qiu⁵, jing⁶ qiu³ qiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ²² t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵/, /t͡sɪŋ²² t͡sʰiːu̯¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯¹³/, /t͡sɪŋ²² t͡sʰiːu̯³³ t͡sʰiːu̯³³/

Adjective

靜悄悄

1. (ideophonic) very quiet
   • 1989, Cui Jian (lyrics and music), “讓我睡個好覺 [Let Me Sleep Tight]”, in 新長征路上的搖滾 [Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March], performed by Cui Jian:

     告訴你向西走是一片靜悄悄/告訴你朝東去是一片熱鬧鬧 [MSC, trad.]
     告诉你向西走是一片静悄悄/告诉你朝东去是一片热闹闹 [MSC, simp.]

     Gàosù nǐ xiàng xī zǒu shì yīpiàn jìngqiāoqiāo / Gàosù nǐ cháo dōng qù shì yīpiàn rènaonao [Pinyin]

     Let me tell you it'll be very quiet if you go west / Let me tell you it'll be crowded and noisy if you go east

Synonyms

• 靜落落／静落落
• 靜幽幽／静幽幽

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Synonyms of 靜悄悄

和平 (hépíng) 嗼寂 (mòjì) 安恬 (āntián) (literary) 安生 (ānshēng) 安靖 (ānjìng) (literary) 定著 (Min Nan) 寂寞 (jìmò) 寂寥 (jìliáo) 寂然 (jìrán) (literary) 平和 (pínghé) 恬 (tián) (literary or Min Nan, Hakka) 恬倓 (tiántán) 恬淡 (tiándàn) 悄悄 (qiāoqiāo) 沉寂 (chénjì)

安謐／安谧 (ānmì) (literary) 安靜／安静 (ānjìng) 寂靜／寂静 (jìjìng) 寧靜／宁静 (níngjìng) 平靜／平静 (píngjìng) 幽靜／幽静 (yōujìng) 恬謐／恬谧 (tiánmì) (literary) 恬靜／恬静 (tiánjìng) 沉靜／沉静 (chénjìng) 清淨／清净 (qīngjìng) 清靜／清静 (qīngjìng) 自靜／自静 (Jin) 靜寂／静寂 (jìngjì) 靜寂寂／静寂寂 (Min Nan) 靜生生／静生生 (Min Nan)

Adverb

靜悄悄

1. (ideophonic) quietly; stealthily

Synonyms

• 暗暗 (àn'àn)
• 悄悄 (qiāoqiāo)
• 偷偷 (tōutōu)