粵

悄ciu2悄ciu2

ciu2 ciu2ciu3 ciu3qiāo qiāo

English

  1. quiet; making little or no noise
  2. surreptitious; stealthy
  3. anxious; worried
  4. Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3]
  5. quietly, (doing sth) without letting someone know

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 靜雞雞;好安靜、好低調,盡量唔畀人知

Examples

  • 她悄悄地去了。

    She went secretly.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 我悄悄把信给了他。

    I slipped the letter to him.

    Tatoeba · asosan CC BY

  • 瑪麗悄悄地關上了門。

    Mary closed the door quietly.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她跟你說了什麼悄悄話?

    What did she whisper to you?

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 他悄悄地递给我一张纸条。

    He slipped me a note.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 房间里静悄悄的,听不到一丝声音。

    Not a sound was heard in the room.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 阿妹靜雞雞噉走到阿媽間房。

    妹妹悄悄地走到媽媽的房間。 (mui6 mui6 ciu3 ciu3 dei6 zau2 dou3 maa1 maa1 dik1 fong4 gaan1.)

    My younger sister goes to mom's room quietly.

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

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