轻声细语 — Chinese idiom
轻声细语
qīng shēng xì yǔ
Traditional: 輕聲細語
Meaning
- to speak softly
- to whisper
Character by character
- 轻qīnglight, gentle; simple, easy
- 声shēngsound, noise; voice, tone, music
- 细xìfine, detailed; slender, thin
- 语yǔwords, language; saying, expression
Idioms sharing a character
- 不知轻重 bù zhī qīng zhòng
- 人微言轻 rén wēi yán qīng
- 问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
- 年轻力壮 nián qīng lì zhuàng
- 年轻气盛 nián qīng qì shèng
- 掉以轻心 diào yǐ qīng xīn
- 文人相轻 wén rén xiāng qīng
- 举足轻重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng
- 轻口薄舌 qīng kǒu bó shé
- 轻嘴薄舌 qīng zuǐ bó shé
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