靜悄悄

See also: 静悄悄

Chinese

		still; calm; quiet still; calm; quiet; not moving	quiet; silent; distressed quiet; silent; distressed; sorrowful
trad. (靜悄悄)		靜	悄悄
simp. (静悄悄)		静	悄悄

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìngqiāoqiāo, jìngqiǎoqiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠㄑㄧㄠ, ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing⁶ ciu² ciu² / zing⁶ ciu⁵ ciu⁵ / zing⁶ ciu³ ciu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìngqiāoqiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠㄑㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìngciaociao
  - Wade–Giles: ching⁴-chʻiao¹-chʻiao¹
  - Yale: jìng-chyāu-chyāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqchiauchiau
  - Palladius: цзинцяоцяо (czincjaocjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìngqiǎoqiǎo [Phonetic: jìngqiáoqiǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìngciǎociǎo
  - Wade–Giles: ching⁴-chʻiao³-chʻiao³
  - Yale: jìng-chyǎu-chyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqcheaucheau
  - Palladius: цзинцяоцяо (czincjaocjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing⁶ ciu² ciu² / zing⁶ ciu⁵ ciu⁵ / zing⁶ ciu³ ciu³
  - Yale: jihng chíu chíu / jihng chíuh chíuh / jihng chiu chiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing⁶ tsiu² tsiu² / dzing⁶ tsiu⁵ tsiu⁵ / dzing⁶ tsiu³ tsiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing⁶ qiu² qiu² / jing⁶ qiu⁵ qiu⁵ / jing⁶ qiu³ qiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ²² t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯³⁵/, /t͡sɪŋ²² t͡sʰiːu̯¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯¹³/, /t͡sɪŋ²² t͡sʰiːu̯³³ t͡sʰiːu̯³³/

Adjective

靜悄悄

(ideophonic) very quiet
- 1989, Cui Jian, “讓我睡個好覺 [Let Me Sleep Tight]”, in 新長征路上的搖滾 [Rock 'n' Roll on the New Long March], performed by Cui Jian:
  
  告訴你向西走是一片靜悄悄/告訴你朝東去是一片熱鬧鬧 [MSC, trad.]
  告诉你向西走是一片静悄悄/告诉你朝东去是一片热闹闹 [MSC, simp.]
  Gàosù nǐ xiàng xī zǒu shì yīpiàn jìngqiāoqiāo / Gàosù nǐ cháo dōng qù shì yīpiàn rènaonao [Pinyin]
  Let me tell you it'll be very quiet if you go west / Let me tell you it'll be crowded and noisy if you go east

Synonyms

靜落落／静落落
靜幽幽／静幽幽

和平 (hépíng)
嗼寂 (mòjì)
安恬 (āntián) (literary)
安生 (ānshēng)
安謐 / 安谧 (ānmì) (literary)
安靖 (ānjìng) (literary)
安靜 / 安静 (ānjìng)
寂寥 (jìliáo)
寂寞 (jìmò)
寂然 (jìrán) (literary)
寂靜 / 寂静 (jìjìng)
寧靜 / 宁静 (níngjìng)
平和
平靜 / 平静 (píngjìng)
幽靜 / 幽静 (yōujìng)
恬 (Hakka, literary or Min Nan)
恬倓 (tiántán)
恬淡 (tiándàn)
恬謐 / 恬谧 (tiánmì) (literary)
恬靜 / 恬静 (tiánjìng)
悄悄 (qiāoqiāo)
沉寂 (chénjì)
沉靜 / 沉静 (chénjìng)
清淨 / 清净 (qīngjìng)
清靜 / 清静 (qīngjìng)
自靜 / 自静 (zi³ jing²) (Jin)
靜寂 / 静寂 (jìngjì)
靜寂寂 / 静寂寂 (Hokkien)
靜生生 / 静生生 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

Adverb

靜悄悄

(ideophonic) quietly; stealthily

Synonyms

暗暗 (àn'àn)
悄悄 (qiāoqiāo)
偷偷 (tōutōu)