怯声怯气
qiè​shēng​qiè​qì

to speak timidly

  • created sense approved 怯声怯气/怯聲怯氣 · qiè​shēng​qiè​qì · to speak timidly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怯声怯气 / 怯聲怯氣

    qiè​shēng​qiè​qì

    to speak timidly

    to speak in a frightened or timid voice; to speak haltingly or in an unnatural tone due to a lack of courage or confidence

    què​shēng​què​qì

    怯 (literal) → 怯 · qiè · timid 声 (literal) → 声/聲 · shēng · sound 怯 (literal) → 怯 · qiè · timid 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · manner

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense