细声细气 — Chinese idiom
细声细气
xì shēng xì qì
Traditional: 細聲細氣
Meaning
- in a fine voice ; softly spoken
Character by character
- 细xìfine, detailed; slender, thin
- 声shēngsound, noise; voice, tone, music
- 细xìfine, detailed; slender, thin
- 气qìair, gas; steam, vapor; anger
Idioms sharing a character
- 事无巨细 shì wú jù xì
- 低声细语 dī shēng xì yǔ
- 呢喃细语 ní nán xì yǔ
- 心细如发 xīn xì rú fà
- 精打细算 jīng dǎ xì suàn
- 精雕细刻 jīng diāo xì kè
- 细嚼慢咽 xì jiáo màn yàn
- 细大不捐 xì dà bù juān
- 细皮嫩肉 xì pí nèn ròu
- 轻声细语 qīng shēng xì yǔ
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