Pinyin

Definition

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  1. hiss
  2. neigh
  3. Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

shēng sī lì jié
  1. 1 to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
sī hǒu
  1. 1 to yell
  2. 2 to shout
sī yǎ
  1. 1 (onom.) coarse crowing
  2. 2 hoarse
  3. 3 husky
sī hǎn
  1. 1 to shout
sī jiào
  1. 1 to whinny (of a horse)
  2. 2 to neigh
  3. 3 to shout

Idioms (4)

人喊马嘶
rén hǎn mǎ sī
  1. 1 lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. tumultuous
  3. 3 hubbub
老马嘶风
lǎo mǎ sī fēng
  1. 1 old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老骥嘶风
lǎo jì sī fēng
  1. 1 old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
声嘶力竭
shēng sī lì jié
  1. 1 to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)

Sample Sentences

而柳永的词句:“长安古道马迟迟,高柳乱蝉嘶”,以及“渡万壑千岩,越溪深处。怒涛渐息,樵风乍起;更闻商旅相呼,片帆高举。”又是何等境界!就是晓风残月的上半阕那一句“暮霭沉沉楚天阔”,谁能说它竟是阴柔?
ér Liǔ Yǒng de cí jù :“Chángān gǔ dào mǎ chíchí ,gāo liǔ luàn chán sī ”,yǐjí “dù wàn huò qiān yán ,yuè xī shēnchù 。nùtāo jiàn xī ,qiáo fēng zhà qǐ ;gèng wén shāng lǚ xiāng hū ,piàn fán gāo jǔ 。”yòu shì héděng jìngjiè !jiùshì xiǎo fēng cán yuè de shàng bàn què nà yī jù “mǔǎi chénchén Chǔ tiān kuò ”,shéi néng shuō tā jìng shì yīnróu ?
And what kind of atmosphere is given off by lines from Liu Yong such as, "Trotting slowly on horseback on the ancient streets of Chang'An, with cicadas calling from the tall willows lining the street" and "Passing by many beautiful cliffs along the ravine, into the deepest depths of the river. The roar of the river gradually calms, and a good wind happens to rise, now I hear again the merchants and travelers calling to one another. The sails hoisted high."? In the first half of the ci with the line "a riverbank covered in willow trees with the cold breeze before the dawn" is the line "The evening clouds and mist have gradually gotten thicker, and the sky over Chu is vast and open!". Who can say that this is feminine?