悄悄

Chinese

		quiet; sad	quiet; sad
simp. and trad. (悄悄)		悄	悄

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiāoqiāo, qiǎoqiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠㄑㄧㄠ, ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu² ciu², ciu⁵ ciu⁵, ciu³ ciu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiāoqiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠㄑㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiauchiau
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiǎoqiǎo [Phonetic: qiáoqiǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheaucheau
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ciu² ciu², ciu⁵ ciu⁵, ciu³ ciu³
  - Yale: chíu chíu, chíuh chíuh, chiu chiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu² tsiu², tsiu⁵ tsiu⁵, tsiu³ tsiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qiu² qiu², qiu⁵ qiu⁵, qiu³ qiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵/, /t͡sʰiːu̯¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯¹³/, /t͡sʰiːu̯³³ t͡sʰiːu̯³³/

Adjective

悄悄

quiet
一小群人站在門口，悄悄地交談著。 [MSC, trad.]
一小群人站在门口，悄悄地交谈着。 [MSC, simp.]
Yī xiǎo qún rén zhàn zài ménkǒu, qiāoqiāo de jiāotánzhe. [Pinyin]
A small group of people stand about by the gate, talking quietly.

Derived terms

悄悄話／悄悄话 (qiāoqiāohuà)

靜悄悄／静悄悄 (jìngqiāoqiāo)

Adverb

悄悄

in secret; stealthily; without allowing others to notice
最終協議的談判正在悄悄進行。 [MSC, trad.]
最终协议的谈判正在悄悄进行。 [MSC, simp.]
Zuìzhōng xiéyì de tánpàn zhèngzài qiāoqiāo jìnxíng. [Pinyin]
Negotiations on the final agreement are progressing in secret.

孩子們悄悄扔掉肉串上的洋蔥。 [MSC, trad.]
孩子们悄悄扔掉肉串上的洋葱。 [MSC, simp.]
Háizǐmen qiāoqiāo rēngdiào ròuchuàn shàng de yángcōng. [Pinyin]
The children secretly threw away the rings of raw onions in their kebabs.
- 悄悄的我走了，正如我悄悄的來 [MSC, trad.]
  悄悄的我走了，正如我悄悄的来 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1928, 徐志摩 (Xu Zhimo), 《再別康橋》 (“Taking Leave of Cambridge Again”)
  qiāoqiāo de wǒ zǒu le, zhèngrú wǒ qiāoqiāo de lái [Pinyin]
  Quietly I am leaving, / Just as quietly as I came

Synonyms

(stealthily): 暗暗 (àn'àn), 靜悄悄／静悄悄 (jìngqiāoqiāo), 偷偷 (tōutōu)

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