shēng

sound, voice, noise; tone; music

DEFINITIONS

聲 shēng
  • sound
  • voice
  • tone
  • noise
  • reputation
  • classifier for sounds

WORDS

載道 yuàn shēng zài dào lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around; discontent is openly voiced
怪氣 guài shēng guài qì strange voice; affected manner of speaking
怯氣 qiè shēng qiè qì to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)
悄無息 qiǎo wú shēng xī quietly; noiselessly
悄然無 qiǎo rán wú shēng absolutely quiet
qiǎo shēng quietly; in a low voice
載道 bēi shēng zài dào lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around
不響 mēn shēng bù xiǎng to keep silent
悶氣 mēn shēng mēn qì muffled
發大財 mēn shēng fā dà cái to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom)
è shēng malicious abuse; lewd song; evil reputation
yìng shēng an answering voice; to answer a voice; to respond; to copy a voice; to parrot
蟲 yīng shēng chóng yes-man; opinionless person
押平韻 yā píng shēng yùn to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声)
zhǎng shēng applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
雷動 zhǎng shēng léi dòng thunderous applause (idiom)
器 yáng shēng qì speaker
nǐ shēng onomatopoeia
唱法 nǐ shēng chàng fǎ scat singing
詞 nǐ shēng cí onomatopoeia
擲地有 zhì dì yǒu shēng lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance
shōu shēng (Cantonese) to stop talking; to shut up
fàng shēng very loudly; at the top of one's voice
大哭 fàng shēng dà kū to burst into tears; to sob loudly; to bawl
zhěng shēng to tune (a musical instrument); to regulate the sound