惺惺

See also: 猩猩 and 星星

Chinese

		tranquil; understand	tranquil; understand
simp. and trad. (惺惺)		惺	惺

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīngxīng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xīngxīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingshing
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    惺惺
    星星

Adjective

惺惺

(literary) bright; sharp; clever; intelligent
(literary) awake; clear-headed
(literary, of sound) mellow; dulcet; pleasant
(literary, usually as an adjectival suffix) affected; pretentious; unctuous

Derived terms

假惺惺 (jiǎxīngxīng)
惺惺人
惺惺作態／惺惺作态
惺惺惜惺惺 (xīngxīngxīxīngxīng)

惺惺相惜 (xīngxīngxiāngxī)
惺惺道人
昧著惺惺使糊塗／昧着惺惺使糊涂

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