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sing1 seng1
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[1] [n] sound; voice; noise [2] [v] make a sound; declare; state [3] [n] reputation; fame [4] [n] tone; toneme | [synonym] 調 [5] [n] initial of a Chinese syllable Jyutping sing1 is literary reading; seng1 is colloquial.
Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 17
Level: 1
Radical: 耳 (#128)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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聲 / 声 | ||
This word has been viewed 22230 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jan 2014 13:18 |
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雷聲大,雨點小 leoi4 seng1 daai6 jyu5 dim2 siu2 = all talk, but no action 大聲 daai6 seng1 = loud 小聲 siu2 seng1 = soft (volume) 國 細聲 sai3 seng1 = soft (volume) 粵 出聲 ceot1 seng1 = to speak up; to speak out 粵 聲音 sing1 jam1 = sound; noise; voice 鼻鼾聲 bei6 hon4 seng1 = snoring sound 噓聲 hoe1 seng1 = booing 叫聲 giu3 seng1 = sound (made by a live animal) 掌聲 zoeng2 seng1 = applause 收聲 sau1 seng1 = shut up; keep quiet 粵 得把聲 dak1 baa2 seng1 = all talk and no action 粵 啦啦聲 laa4 laa4*2 seng1 = quickly; hurry 粵 咕咕聲 gu4 gu4*2 seng1 = angry; seething 粵 風聲 fung1 sing1 = news; rumour 原聲吉他 jyun4 seng1 gat1 taa1 = acoustic guitar 國 原聲結他 jyun4 seng1 git3 taa1 = acoustic guitar 粵 象聲詞 zoeng6 sing1 ci4 = (lang.) onomatopoeia 聲譽 sing1 jyu6 = fame; reputation 聲明 sing1 ming4 = declaration; statement 聲勢 sing1 sai3 = momentum; impetus 有聲有色 jau5 seng1 jau5 sik1 = dazzling 相聲 soeng3 sing1 = crosstalk, traditional comic dialogue; mimic, mimickry 象聲 zoeng6 sing1/seng1 = onomatopoeia 響聲 hoeng2 seng1 = noise 名聲 ming4 sing1 = reputation 呼聲 fu1 sing1 = voiced opinion or desire usually associated with a group 聲稱 sing1 cing1 = to proclaim, state 聲言 sing1 jin4 = avouch, avouchment, avowal 回聲 wui4 seng1 = echo 咯咯聲 lok1 lok1 seng1 = cackle, chuck 沙沙聲 saa1*4 saa1*2 seng1 = froufrou, susurrus 身歷聲 san1 lik6 seng1 = stereo, stereophonic 聲浪 sing1 long6 = clamour; voice 聲望 sing1 mong6 = popularity; prestige; renown; reputation; repute 不出聲 bat1 ceot1 seng1 = save one's breath 國 口口聲聲 hau2 hau2 seng1 seng1 = keep on saying 喳喳聲 zaa4 zaa2 seng1 = chirp 鈴聲 ling4 seng1 = ringing sound; ringing melody; ringtone 放聲氣 fong3 seng1 hei3 = sound out (lit., "release news") 粵 同聲同氣 tung4 seng1 tung4 hei3 = in tune with 聲線 seng1 sin3 = voice 聲氣 seng1 hei3 = hope, prospects, good news 粵 收到風聲 sau1 dou3 fung1 seng1 = get wind 大聲公 daai6 seng1 gung1 = bullhorn 開聲 hoi1 seng1 = avow 公開聲明 gung1 hoi1 seng1 ming4 = avow 粒聲唔出 lap1 seng1 m4 ceot1 = dumb (cannot speak) 粵 陰聲細氣 jam1 seng1 sai3 hei3 = to speak softly and tenderly (or with a creepy voice) 旋轉聲 syun4 zyun2/3 seng1 = whirr(ing sound) 呼呼聲 fu1 fu1 seng1 = whirr(ing sound) 冇聲 mou5 seng1 = no sound 粵 雜聲 zaap6 seng1 = hissing, rumbling, humming (as in background interference) 唔出聲 m4 ceot1 seng1 = to remain silent, not say anything 粵 不做聲 bat1 zou6 seng1 = to keep silent 國 不動聲色 bat1 dung6 seng1 sik1 = to maintain one's composure; stay calm and collected; not turn a hair; not bat an eyelid 國 不響亮的聲 bat1 hoeng2 loeng6 dik1 seng1 = a thud 國 無聲狗咬死人 mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4 = a silent dog will bite you to death 不露聲色 bat1 lou6 seng1 sik1 = not show one's feeling or intentions 國 吵鬧聲 caau2 naau6 seng1 = noise 吱吱聲 zi1 zi1 seng1 = creaking sound; squeaking sound 蹦蹦聲 baang4 baang2 seng1 = to hurry up, quickly 電話鈴聲 din6 waa6*2 ling4 seng1 = ringtone 發表聲明 faat3 biu2 sing1 ming4 = to issue a statement; to issue a declaration 手機鈴聲 sau2 gei1 ling4 seng1 = ringtone 呼叫聲 fu1 giu3 seng1 = whoop 聲明書 sing1 ming4 syu1 = statement 心聲 sam1 seng1 = aspiration 聲門 seng1 mun4 = glottis 聲帶 seng1 daai3 = vocal cord 冷笑一聲 laang5 siu3 jat1 seng1 = to laugh sardonically or sneer 咔咔聲 kaa4 kaa4*2 seng1 = sound of laughing 粵 㗾㗾聲 hoe4 hoe4*2 seng1 = the sound of bubbling water; the sound of gasping; very fast, very quick 粵 遺失聲明 wai4 sat1 sing1 ming4 = lost property notice 唔聲唔聲 m4 seng1 m4 seng1 = without having me knowing 粵 揚聲器 joeng4 sing1 hei3 = speaker (audio HIFI) 阿聲 aa3 seng1 = Mister (先生) 吧吧聲 baa1*4 baa1*2 seng1 = sound of moving water 卜卜聲 buk1*4 buk1*4 seng1 = onomatopoeia for a heartbeat 走漏風聲 zau2 lau6 fung1 sing1 = to leak information; let the cat out of the bag 登登聲 dang1*4 dang1*2 seng1 = heavy sound of footsteps 化化聲 faa3*4 faa3*2 seng1 = the sound of flowing water 鬼聲鬼氣 gwai2 seng1 gwai2 hei3 = horrible sounding (e.g., a voice) 鬼殺噉聲 gwai2 saat3 gam2 seng1 = noisy 粵 冇聲氣 mou5 seng1 hei3 = to have no news 粵 冇聲冇氣 mou5 seng1 mou5 hei3 = hopeless; unsuccessful; to be without power; having no influence 粵 銷聲匿跡 siu1 sing1 nik1 zik1 = disappear from the scene 牙痛噉聲 ngaa4 tung3 gam2 seng1 = to be unwilling to do sth when asked 粵 吔吔聲 jaa1 jaa1 seng1 = a sound for a cry of pain 好聲好氣 hou2 seng1 hou2 hei3 = kind, gentle 二聲 ji6 seng1 = second tone 人聲 jan4 seng1 = voice 低聲 dai1 seng1 = in a low voice; under one's breath; with bated breath 口哨聲 hau2 saau3 seng1 = whistling sound 吞聲 tan1 seng1 = gulp down one's sobs; dare not cry out; swallow one's cries 吭聲 haang1 seng1 = utter a sound or word 哇哇聲 waa1 waa1 seng1 = croaking sound 失聲 sat1 seng1 /sing1 = cry out involuntarily; lose one's voice 笑聲 siu3 seng1 = laughter 大聲疾呼 daai6 seng1 zat6 fu1 = raise a cry of warning; loudly appeal to the public 忍氣吞聲 jan2 hei3 tan1 seng1 = swallow one's anger 哼聲 hng6 seng1 = a grunting sound 唉聲嘆氣 aai1 seng1 taan3 hei3 = heave deep sighs 七聲 cat1 seng1 = the seven notes of China's ancient scale 狗叫聲 gau2 giu3 seng1 = dog barking sound 妖聲妖氣 jiu2 seng1 jiu2 hei3 = speak deliberately out of the ordinary in order to flatter sb 㕵㕵聲 wou1 wou1 seng1 = indicates the sound of a dog barking 粵 好聲 hou2 seng1 = careful, caution 粵 琴聲 kam4 seng1 = tweedle 喊聲 haam3 seng1 = yawp; to utter a loud, harsh cry 話聲 waa6 seng1 = to speak; to speak up 粵 話一聲 waa6 jat1 seng1 = to speak up; to speak out 粵 聲討 seng1 tou2 = denounce, condemn 咩咩聲 me1 me1 seng1 = a bleating sound 落地喊三聲好醜命生成 lok6 dei6 haam3 saam3 seng1 hou2 cau2 ming4 sang1 sing4 = one's life is fated and pre-destined 粵 乸聲乸氣 naa2 seng1 naa2 hei3 = of a male to act effeminate 粵 嘞嘞聲 laak1 laak1 seng1 = used to describe someone fluent in a foreign language 粵 嗒嗒聲 daap1 daap1 seng1 = the sound of munching and chewing 粵 唔單聲 m4 daan1 seng1 = not even mention; not utter a word 粵 尾聲 mei5 seng1 = the end, epilogue ; coda 和聲 wo4 sing1 = harmony (music) 聲東擊西 sing1 dung1 gik1 sai1 = look one way and row another 人聲鼎沸 jan4 sing1 ding2 fai3 = a babel of voices; a hubbub of loud voices 泣不成聲 jap1 bat1 sing4 sing1 = be choked with tears; unable to utter a word because one's crying to hard 嗱嗱聲 naa4 naa2 seng1 = hurry up 粵 低聲下氣 dai1 sing1 haa6 hei3 = to timidly submit; to quietly yield to; to humbly listen; be respectively submissive 唔聲唔聲,嚇人一驚 m4 seng1 m4 seng1, haak3 jan4 jat1 geng1 = to catch sb. by suprise; do sth. totally unexpected to the suprise of others 粵 齊聲 cai4 sing1 = in chorus 卒卒聲 zeot1*4 zeot1*2 seng1 = describes a very fast action or movement 粵 入聲 jap6 sing1 = entering tone (Middle Chinese) 尖聲叫喊 zim1 sing1 giu3 haam3 = to shriek 四聲 sei3 sing1 = four tones 單聲 daan1 seng1 = mention; inform; tell 粵 縱情聲色 zung3 cing4 sing1 sik1 = let loose morally; indulge in debauchery 異口同聲 ji6 hau2 tung4 sing1 = be in agreement with each other; share the same consent; speak as with one voice 粗聲粗氣 cou1 seng1 cou1 hei3 = loud and hoarse; loud and coarse 槍聲 coeng1 sing1 = the sound of gunfire; gunfire 出少句聲 ceot1 siu2 geoi3 seng1 = keep quiet; that\'s enough already; don\'t say anymore; you\'ve said enough 粵 歌聲 go1 sing1 = the sound of singing 聲援 sing1 wun4 = support (a cause) 有聲書 jau5 seng1 syu1 = audiobook, audio book 超聲波 ciu1 sing1 bo1 = ultrasound wave; supersonic 億億聲 jik1 jik1 seng1 = in the tens of millions 粵 鐘聲 zung1 seng1 = the sound of a bell ringing 珞珞聲 lok1 lok1 seng1 = read aloud and fluently 粵 聲價 seng1 gaa3 = reputation 鬼聲 gwai2 seng1 = strange sound(s) 咋咋聲 zaa4 zaa4*2 seng1 = very quickly; very fast 粵 雷聲 leoi4 seng1 = the sound of thunder 立體聲 lap6 tai2 seng1 = stereophonic 聲母 sing1 mou5 = syllable onset; initial consonant 聲調 sing1 diu6 = tone (of a language) 樂聲 lok6 sing1 = Panasonic 聲寶 sing1 bou2 = Sharp (brand name) 德國之聲 dak1 gwok3 zi1 seng1 = Deutsche Welle 靚到沊一聲 leng3 dou3 dam2 jat1 seng1 = very beautiful 粵 沊一聲 dam2 jat1 seng1 = with a splash 粵 聲能 sing1 nang4 = [phys.] sound energy 中英聯合聲明 zung1 jing1 lyun4 hap6 sing1 ming4 = Sino-British Joint Declaration 傅聲 fu6 sing1 = Alexander Fu Sheng 聲能學 sing1 nang4 hok6 = [phys.] sonics (study of sound energy) 擬聲 ji5 sing1 , ji5 seng1 = onomatopoeia 仄聲 zak1 sing1 ; zak1 seng1 = oblique tones 喵喵聲 miu1 miu1 sing1 / seng1 = mewing 碗碟碰埋都有聲 wun2 dip6 pung3 maai4 dou1 jau5 seng1 = a warning that when people come together they are bound to quarrel 粵 五聲 ng5 sing1 = pentatonic 拆聲 caak3 seng1 = distortion, overdrive 夏韶聲 haa6 siu4 sing1 = Danny Summer 五聲調式 ng5 sing1 diu6 sik1 = pentatonic scale 五聲音階 ng5 sing1 jam1 gaai1 = pentatonic scale 平聲 ping4 sing1 = level tone (Middle Chinese) 上聲 soeng5 sing1 = rising tone (Middle Chinese) 去聲 heoi3 sing1 = departing tone (Middle Chinese) 闃然無聲 gwik1 jin4 mou4 sing1 = absolutely quiet; completely still 闃無人聲 gwik1 mou4 jan4 sing1 = totally quiet; no one to be heard 超聲波檢查 ciu1 sing1 bo1 gim2 caa4 = ultrasonic wave examination; ultrasonography 形聲字 jing4 seng1 zi6 = picto-phonetic character, phonogram, phonetic compound character 蜚聲海外 fei1 sing1 hoi2 ngoi6 = make a name abroad 怨聲載道 jyun3 sing1 zoi3 dou6 = complaints can be heard everywhere 風聲鶴唳 fung1 sing1 hok6 leoi6 = to panic at the slightest move; to be jittery 使銅銀夾大聲 sai2 tung4 ngan4*2 gaap3 daai6 seng1 = unrepentant; mask guilt with belligerent attitude 粵 |
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Showing 10 of 19 examples containing 聲
嗰啲蟬嘅聲音, 我覺得好好聽㗎! 粵
I love the sound of those cicadas [nearby]! [This is an example of topicalisation: the topic of the sentence, 嗰啲蟬嘅聲音, is placed at the front.]
蟬嘅聲音, 我覺得好好聽㗎! 粵
I love the sound cicadas [in general] make. [Note that because we haven't specified any particular cicadas, we're talking about cicadas in general. (Use 呢啲 or 嗰啲 otherwise.)]
我覺得蟬嘅聲音好好聽㗎! 粵
I love the sound cicadas make! [Lit. I feel cicada [possessive particle] sound very good-sound [particle]!]
我覺得呢啲蟬嘅聲音好好聽㗎! 粵
I love the sound these cicadas are making! [Lit. I feel these cicadas [possessive particle] sound very good-listen [particle].]
呢隻草蜢,我覺得佢嘅聲音好好聽㗎! 粵
I love the sound this grasshopper makes! [Lit. This [counter] grasshopper, I feel his sound very good-listen [particle].]
呢隻草蜢,我好鐘意佢嘅聲音㗎! 粵
I love the sound this grasshopper makes! [Lit. This [counter] grasshopper, I very like his sound [particle]. Note that 㗎 can be used interchangeably with 囉 here.]
佢粒聲唔出走咗。 粵
Show all 19 examplesShe went away without a word. [In Cantonese, the adverb phrase (粒聲唔出) is placed before the verb (走). ] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |