to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)
trad. 怯聲怯氣
Also written 怯聲怯氣【qiè shēng qiè qì】
Characters in this word
3怯
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timid, cowardly, rustic, Taiwan pr. [que4]
- Pinyin
- qiè
- Strokes
- 8
声
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sound, voice, tone, noise, reputation, classifier for sounds
- Pinyin
- shēng
- Traditional
- 聲
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2265 of 2500
气
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gas; air, smell, weather, to make angry; to annoy; to get angry, vital energy; qi
- Pinyin
- qì
- Traditional
- 氣
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2219 of 2500