悄悄

Chinese
quiet; sad quiet; sad
trad. (悄悄) 悄 悄
simp. #(悄悄) 悄 悄

Pronunciation

Adjective

悄悄

  1. quiet; silent
    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.
  2. (literary) distressed; sorrowful

Synonyms
  • (quiet):

Derived terms

Adverb

悄悄

  1. 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.

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
悄 悄
しょう
Hyōgaiji		 しょう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しょーしょー [shòóshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːɕo̞ː]

Adjective

悄(しょう)悄(しょう) • (shōshō) ←せうせう (seuseu)?†-tari (adnominal 悄(しょう)悄(しょう)とした (shōshō to shita) or 悄(しょう)悄(しょう)たる (shōshō taru), adverbial 悄(しょう)悄(しょう)と (shōshō to) or 悄(しょう)悄(しょう)として (shōshō to shite))

  1. spiritless, not energetic
  2. quiet, tranquil
Inflection
Classical conjugation of "悄悄たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 悄悄たらしょうしょうたらsyousyoutara
Continuative (連用形) 悄悄と[1]
悄悄たり[2]		しょうしょうと
しょうしょうたり		syousyouto
syousyoutari
Terminal (終止形) 悄悄たりしょうしょうたりsyousyoutari
Attributive (連体形) 悄悄たるしょうしょうたるsyousyoutaru
Realis (已然形) 悄悄たれしょうしょうたれsyousyoutare
Imperative (命令形) 悄悄たれしょうしょうたれsyousyoutare
Key constructions
Negative 悄悄たらずしょうしょうたらずsyousyoutarazu
Contrasting conjunction 悄悄たれどしょうしょうたれどsyousyoutaredo
Causal conjunction 悄悄たればしょうしょうたればsyousyoutareba
Conditional conjunction 悄悄たらばしょうしょうたらばsyousyoutaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 悄悄たりきしょうしょうたりきsyousyoutariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 悄悄たりけりしょうしょうたりけりsyousyoutarikeri
Adverbial 悄悄としょうしょうとsyousyouto
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
悄 悄
すご
Hyōgaiji		 すご
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 悄悄 – see the following entry.
【すごすご】
[adverb] dejectedly
(This term, 悄悄, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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