粵

輕hing1聲sing1

simp轻声
hing1 sing1qīng shēng

English

  1. in a quiet voice; softly
  2. (linguistics) neutral tone
  3. neutral tone
  4. (of a sound) soft; gentle; low

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 發音輕而短嘅特殊變調,冇固定調值,亦唔能夠獨立存在
  2. 聲音程度小、細、弱;耳仔感覺到空氣低幅度震動

Examples

  • 朋友伤心时,她轻声安慰他。

    When her friend was sad, she comforted him.

    Tatoeba · enclectm CC BY

  • 希望就是当整个世界都在说“不“的时候轻声地说“还有可能”。

    Hope is a little voice whispering "maybe" when it seems the entire world is shouting "no"!

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 輕聲細語

    Whisper softly

  • 餐廳播住好輕聲嘅音樂,增加情調。

    Soft music is played in the restaurant to add to the romantic mood.

  • 佢喺我耳邊輕聲講咗句:「我好鍾意你啊。」 (keoi5 hai2 ngo5 ji5 bin1 hing1 sing1 gong2 zo2 geoi3: "ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 nei5 aa3.")

    She whispered in my ear, "I love you very much."

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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