The Chinese word for to whisper is
私语
sī yǔ
Chinese Definition
| whisper | |
| 1. 耳语 | |
| 2. 密谈 | |
| 3. 飒飒地响 | |
| 4. 背后说的坏话 | |
| 5. 微量 | |
| 6. 些微 | |
| 7. 聂 | |
| 8. 呤 | |
| Components | |
| 私 | |
| 1. self; personal; private | |
| 私人 - personal | |
| 私有 - private | |
| 2. selfish | |
| 自私 - selfish | |
| 3. (Classical, humble) (first-person singular pronoun:) I; me | |
| 4. illegal or secret goods | |
| 走私 - to smuggle | |
| 5. stealthily; secretly | |
| 私语 - to whisper | |
| 6. (obsolete) (Used by women to refer to their sister's husband) | |
| 7. reproductive organs; genitals | |
| 8. (internet slang) Short for 私聊, to PM, to DM | |
| 语 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 語 |
Translations for 语 and their definitions
| 耳語 | |
| 1. v. to whisper (talk in a quiet voice) | |
| 2. n. whisper |
| 耳语 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 耳語 |
| 嘀咕 | |
| 1. v. to speak quietly | |
| 你們 嘀咕gu兒r 什麼 呢？也 告訴su 我 聽-聽ting？ - What are you people talking about? Why don't you tell me?, M-UIB | |
| 2. v. to feel uncertain; to feel uncertain uneasily | |
| 這zhèi 事兒r 行 不行 啊？我 心裡 直 犯 嘀咕gu兒r。 - Will this thing work out? My heart keeps on being dubious and uneasy., M-UIB |
| 打喳喳 | |
| 1. v. (dialectal) to whisper (talk in a quiet voice) |
| 哼唧 | |
| 1. v. to speak, sing or chant in a low and indistinct voice; to mumble; to whisper |
| 嘰咕 | |
| 1. v. to talk in a low voice; to whisper | |
| 2. v. to mutter; to mumble | |
| 3. v. to grumble; to mumble complaints | |
| 4. v. (of liquid) to drip; to squelch |
| 叽咕 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 嘰咕 |
| 唧噥 | |
| 1. v. to mutter; to whisper |
| 唧哝 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 唧噥 |
| 竊竊私語 | |
| 1. Idiom. to talk in whispers |
| 窃窃私语 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 竊竊私語 |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
Pronunciation
sī yǔ
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