低声细语 — Chinese idiom
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
Traditional: 低聲細語
Meaning
- in a whisper
- in a low voice
Character by character
- 低dīlow; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow
- 声shēngsound, noise; voice, tone, music
- 细xìfine, detailed; slender, thin
- 语yǔwords, language; saying, expression
Idioms sharing a character
- 一见高低 yī jiàn gāo dī
- 不识高低 bù shí gāo dī
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn
- 扒高踩低 pá gāo cǎi dī
- 眼高手低 yǎn gāo shǒu dī
- 高低不就 gāo dī bù jiù
- 不动声色 bù dòng shēng sè
- 不声不响 bù shēng bù xiǎng
- 人声鼎沸 rén shēng dǐng fèi
- 口口声声 kǒu kou shēng shēng
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