輕聲
simp轻声hing1 sing1qīng shēng
English
- in a quiet voice; softly
- (linguistics) neutral tone
- neutral tone
- (of a sound) soft; gentle; low
粵語 — Cantonese
- 發音輕而短嘅特殊變調,冇固定調值,亦唔能夠獨立存在
- 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