xiū

咻

Character · Verb

clamor; noise; chatter

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to clamor; to make a racket; to chatter noisily

literary

Literary usage (书). Often used to describe a crowd making noise or arguing loudly. Commonly appears in the reduplicated form 咻咻.

zhòng众
kǒu口
xiū咻
xiū咻
 ，
mò莫
zhōng衷
yī一
shì是
 。

The crowd was clamoring with conflicting opinions, unable to reach a consensus.

xiū咻
xiū咻
bù不
xiū休
de地
zhēng争
lùn论
 。

To argue noisily and incessantly.

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xiū休
yào要
zài在
cǐ此
xiū咻
xiū咻
 ，
fáng妨
ài碍
gōng公
wù务
 。

Do not make such a clamor here, as it interferes with official business.