聲 (sing1) — make a sound; declare; state in Cantonese
singˉ¹聲简 声
Mandarin Pinyin: sheng1
Meaning of 聲
nounmake a sound; declare; state
nouninitial of a Chinese syllable
nounsound; voice; noise
nountone; toneme | [synonym] 調
nounreputation; fame
Example Sentences with 聲
他的名聲已經開始傳開傳了。
His reputation has already begun to spread.
唔好笑得咁大聲啦！畀人歧視喇！
Don't laugh so loudly! We are being discriminated!
keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔sengˉ¹聲mˎ₄唔sengˉ¹聲loˊ²攞zoˊ²咗ngoˏ₅我ziˉ¹枝batˉ¹筆。
He took my pen without me knowing.
個老婆大人矋住佢，佢又點敢出聲吖
How would he be so daring as to utter a word, under the staring eyes of his wife.
隻狗好似嗅到乜味道噉，開始大聲吠
The dog seems to have sniffed and picked up some scent and started to bark.
Words Containing 聲
呼聲fu1 sing1
voiced opinion or desire usually associated with a group
聲明書sing1 ming4 syu1
statement
吵鬧聲caau2 naau6 seng1
noise
響聲hoeng2 seng1
noise
咔咔聲kaa4 kaa2 seng1
sound of laughing
蜚聲海外fei1 sing1 hoi2 ngoi6
make a name abroad; enjoy a high reputation overseas
象聲詞zoeng6 sing1 ci4
(lang.) onomatopoeia
擬聲ji5 sing1 , ji5 seng1
擬聲詞, 象聲, 象聲詞
收到風聲sau1 dou3 fung1 seng1
get wind
鈴聲ling4 seng1
ringing sound; ringing melody; ringtone
聲帶seng1 daai3
vocal cord
唔聲唔聲，嚇人一驚m4 seng1 m4 seng1, haak3 jan4 jat1 geng1
to catch sb. by suprise; do sth. totally unexpected to the suprise of others
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