窃窃私语 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to whisper; to speak in whispers

Character by character

• 窃qièto steal; thief; secret, stealthy
• 窃qièto steal; thief; secret, stealthy
• 私sīpersonal, private, secret; selfish
• 语yǔwords, language; saying, expression

Idioms sharing a character

• 偷香窃玉 tōu xiāng qiè yù
• 窃窃私议 qiè qiè sī yì
• 以权谋私 yǐ quán móu sī
• 假公济私 jiǎ gōng jì sī
• 公而忘私 gōng ér wàng sī
• 官报私仇 guān bào sī chóu
• 官私合营 guān sī hé yíng
• 徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ
• 徇私舞弊 xùn sī wǔ bì
• 损公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī

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