無聲

Chinese

		not have	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (無聲)		無	聲
simp. (无声)		无	声

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ sing¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mò-sâng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bô-siaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wúshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wúsheng
  - Wade–Giles: wu²-shêng¹
  - Yale: wú-shēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wusheng
  - Palladius: ушэн (ušɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    無聲 / 无声
    無生 / 无生
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ sing¹
  - Yale: mòuh sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ sing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ xing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mò-sâng
  - Hakka Romanization System: mo^ˇ sang^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mo² sang¹
  - Sinological IPA: /mo¹¹ saŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-siaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: bô-siann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boisviaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bo²⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bo²⁴⁻²² siã³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bo¹³⁻²² siã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ siã⁴⁴/

Adjective

無聲

noiseless; voiceless; silent

Antonyms

有聲／有声 (yǒushēng)

Derived terms

仗馬無聲 / 仗马无声
悄然無聲 / 悄然无声
悄無聲息 / 悄无声息
明者視於無形，聰者聽於無聲 / 明者视于无形，聪者听于无声
無聲戲 / 无声戏 (wúshēngxì)
無聲無息 / 无声无息 (wúshēngwúxī)
無聲無臭 / 无声无臭
無聲詩 / 无声诗
無聲電影 / 无声电影
萬籟無聲 / 万籁无声
闃寂無聲 / 阒寂无声
靜謐無聲 / 静谧无声
鴉雀無聲 / 鸦雀无声 (yāquèwúshēng)
鴉鵲無聲 / 鸦鹊无声
默然無聲 / 默然无声
默默無聲 / 默默无声

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (無聲):

→ Japanese: 無(む)声(せい) (musei)
→ Korean: 무성(無聲) (museong)
→ Vietnamese: vô thanh (無聲)

Others:

→ Malay: bohsia (via Min Nan)