細聲 [细声]

Jyutping sai3 seng1
Pinyin xì shēng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a soft voice
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    聲音​輕​；​音量​細
    (of a sound) soft; gentle; low
    • 佢講嘢細聲到冇人聽到。
      佢讲嘢细声到冇人听到。
      keoi5 gong2 je5 sai3 seng1 dou3 mou5 jan4 teng1 dou2.
      She speaks so softly that no one can hear her.
  2. 反義詞
    大聲
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Hakka, Min
    low voice; fine voice
    (syn.) 小声, 小聲
  2. adj, Hakka, Min
    quiet
  3. adv, Hakka, Min
    quietly; in a quiet voice
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 小聲 – 小声
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔该你较细声啲吖。
    唔該你較細聲啲吖。
    m4 goi1 nei5 gaau3 sai3 seng1 di1 aa1 。
    • Turn down the volume, please.
  2. Cantonese
    可唔可以较细声啲部收音机呀？
    可唔可以較細聲啲部收音機呀？
    ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gaau3 sai3 seng1 di1 bou6 sau1 jam1 gei1 aa3 ？
    • Would you mind turning down the radio?
  3. Cantonese
    「咪嘈啦！」佢细细声噉讲。
    「咪嘈啦！」佢細細聲噉講。
    「 mi1 cou4 laa1 ！ 」 keoi5 sai3 sai3 sing1 gam2 gong2 。
    • "Shut up," he whispered.
  4. Cantonese
    班小朋友瞓紧觉㗎。唔该你细声啲啦。
    班小朋友瞓緊覺㗎。唔該你細聲啲啦。
    baan1 siu2 pang4 jau5 fan3 gan2 gaau3 gaa3 。 m4 goi1 nei5 sai3 seng1 di1 laa1 。
    • The children are sleeping. Please don't be so noisy.
  5. Cantonese
    你可唔可以较细声啲呀？
    你可唔可以較細聲啲呀？
    nei5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 gaau3 sai3 seng1 di1 aa3 ？
    • Could you turn the volume down?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    头先咁细声讲嘢你都听到，你真系顺风耳嚟㗎㖞！
    頭先咁細聲講嘢你都聽到，你真係順風耳嚟㗎喎！
    tau4 sin1 gam3 sai3 seng1 gong2 je5 nei5 dou1 teng1 dou2, nei5 zan1 hai6 seon6 fung1 ji5 lai4 gaa3 wo5
    • You heard that very faint talking just now. You really do have eagle ears!
  2. Cantonese
    𠮶个女学生一开始只系细细声喊，继而大声噉喊。
    嗰個女學生一開始只係細細聲喊，繼而大聲噉喊。
    go2 go3 neoi5 hok6 saang1 jat1 hoi1 ci2 zi2 hai6 sai3 sai3 seng1 haam3, gai3 ji4 daai6 seng1 gam2 haam3.
    • She first began to weep and then cried loudly.
  3. Cantonese
    细声
    細聲
    sai3 seng1
    • (of a sound) soft; gentle; low; quiet
  4. Cantonese
    你咁细声无人听到你讲咩㗎。
    你咁細聲無人聽到你講咩㗎。
    nei5 gam3 sai3 seng1 mou4 jan4 teng1 dou2 nei5 gong2 me1 gaa3.
    • Your voice is too soft to be heard.
  5. Cantonese
    佢讲嘢细声到冇人听到。
    佢講嘢細聲到冇人聽到。
    keoi5 gong2 je5 sai3 seng1 dou3 mou5 jan4 teng1 dou2.
    • She speaks so softly that no one can hear her.