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细语

xì yǔ

2-character word Traditional 細語

What 细语 means

1. to chat with a low voice

The characters in 细语

• 细xìthin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft
• 语yǔdialect; language; speech

Words containing 细语

• 低声细语dī shēng xì yǔin a whisper; in a low voice (idiom)
• 轻声细语qīng shēng xì yǔto speak softly; to whisper (idiom)
• 轻言细语qīng yán xì yǔto speak softly
• 呢喃细语ní nán xì yǔwhispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring

Sounds the same

Read xì yǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 细雨fine rain; drizzle; poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隐