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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
吭聲 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
吭聲 ＝ 吭 ＋ 聲
ㄎㄥ ㄕㄥ · kēngshēng
verb — to utter a sound, to speak up (almost always in the negative: not to make a peep)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

吭to utter a sound (吭氣)kēngread kēng here, not háng (the throat)
聲sound, voice (聲音)shēng
吭聲，吭氣的吭，聲音的聲。
關 · Related
作聲zuòshēngnear-synonym — to make a sound, also chiefly negated