吱 (zi1) — squeak; chirp; hiss in Cantonese
ziˉ¹吱Mandarin Pinyin: zi1
Meaning of 吱
nounsqueak; chirp; hiss
nounutter a sound
Example Sentences with 吱
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好aaˉ¹阿ziˉ¹吱aaˉ¹阿zoˊ²咗laaˉ¹啦！
Stop complaining!
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日aaˉ¹阿ziˉ¹吱aaˉ¹阿zoˊ²咗。
He's always grumbling.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好aaˉ¹阿ziˉ¹吱aaˉ¹阿zoˊ²咗。
Don't be so fussy.
gin˗₃件siˍ₆事mˎ₄唔houˊ²好aaˉ¹阿ziˉ¹吱aaˉ¹阿zoˊ²咗。
This matter is annoying.
keoiˏ₅佢jauˍ₆又aaˉ¹阿ziˉ¹吱aaˉ¹阿zoˊ²咗。
He's complaining again.
Words Containing 吱
阿吱阿咗aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1
backtalk or complain too much
吱吱噚zi4 zi4 zam4
whispering / talking
吱喳zi1 zaa1
(of birds) chirping together; (of women, children) talking in confusion, chatter
吱吱聲zi1 zi1 seng1
creaking sound; squeaking sound
吱渣zi1 zaa2
鵲鴝,豬屎渣,知渣,信鳥,四喜
吱吱喳喳zi4 zi1 zaa1 zaa1
(of birds) chirping together, (of women, children) talking in confusion; noisy chattering
吱吱斟斟zi1 zi1 zam1 zam1
whisper to one another (spoken)
唔好阿吱阿咗m4 hou2 aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1
stop nagging / moaning / whining / fussing / complaining so much [colloquial]
吱吱斟zi4 zi4 zam4
to murmur; to burble [colloquial]
吱吱吾吾zi1 zi1 m4 m4
talking unclearly, ambiguously
吱喳婆zi1 zaa1 po2
annoying women who always talk and gossip, who never close their mouths
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