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as silent as a cicada in cold weather; keep quiet out of fear; maintain a discreet silence

Word usage

jìn ruò hán chán

噤 若 寒 蝉

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slas silent as a cicada in cold weather; keep quiet out of fear; maintain a discreet silence
- tā de huà wán le tā de jǐ gè zhī chí zhě pīn mìng de gǔ zhǎng dàn gèng duō de rén què jìn ruò hán chán miàn miàn xiāng qù
  他的话完了，他的几个支持者拼命地鼓掌，但更多的人却噤若寒蝉，面面相觑。
  As soon as he finished, his supporters applauded vigorously, but most of the masses were taken aback and exchanged doubtful glances.
synonym
mò bù zuò shēng默不作声 jiān kǒu bù yán缄口不言 jiān kǒu jié shé缄口结舌 zhàng mǎ hán chán仗马寒蝉
antonym
tāo tāo bù jué滔滔不绝 yì lùn fēn fēn议论纷纷 chàng suǒ yù yán畅所欲言 zhí yán bù huì直言不讳

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Note
"噤" cannot be written as "禁" in "噤若寒蝉".

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