竊竊 [窃窃]

Jyutping sit3 sit3
Pinyin qiè qiè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. privately
  2. secretly
  3. unobtrusively
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, ideophonic
    talking in a low voice; whispering; in whispers
  2. adj, archaic, ideophonic, literary
    with careful discrimination; observing clearly
  3. adv
    secretly; privately; covertly; behind one's back
    • 我都寂寞多久了還是沒好 感覺全世界都在竊竊嘲笑
      我都寂寞多久了还是没好 感觉全世界都在窃窃嘲笑
      wǒ dōu jì mò duō jiǔ le hái shì méi hǎo ， gǎn jiào quán shì jiè dōu zài qiè qiè cháo xiào
      It's been so long but my loneliness still hasn't gone,
      It feels like the whole world is laughing at me in its sleeve;
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    男孩们窃窃私语，我知道他们准备做些什么。
    男孩們竊竊私語，我知道他們準備做些什麼。
    nán hái men qiè qiè sī yǔ ， wǒ zhī dào tā men zhǔn bèi zuò xiē shén me 。
    • The boys were whispering; I knew they were up to something.
  2. Mandarin
    他窃窃私语。
    他竊竊私語。
    tā qiè qiè sī yǔ 。
    • He spoke under his breath.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我都寂寞多久了还是没好 感觉全世界都在窃窃嘲笑
    我都寂寞多久了還是沒好 感覺全世界都在竊竊嘲笑
    wǒ dōu jì mò duō jiǔ le hái shì méi hǎo ， gǎn jiào quán shì jiè dōu zài qiè qiè cháo xiào
    • It's been so long but my loneliness still hasn't gone,
      It feels like the whole world is laughing at me in its sleeve;