死氣沉沉
Chinese
| being dreary and lifeless; exhaust gas | heavy; hanging; deep | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (死氣沉沉) | 死氣 | 沉沉 | |
| simp. (死气沉沉) | 死气 | 沉沉 | |
| alternative forms | 死氣沈沈 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sǐqìchénchén
- Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhcìchénchén
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ3-chʻi4-chʻên2-chʻên2
- Yale: sž-chì-chén-chén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syychihchernchern
- Palladius: сыцичэньчэнь (sycičɛnʹčɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sei2 hei3 cam4 cam4
- Yale: séi hei chàhm chàhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: sei2 hei3 tsam4 tsam4
- Guangdong Romanization: séi2 héi3 cem4 cem4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sei̯³⁵ hei̯³³ t͡sʰɐm²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
死氣沉沉
- lifeless; spiritless; lacking vitality or vigour