噤若寒蟬

Chinese
unable to speak; silent
 
to seem; like; as; if
 cicada in winter; a kind of cicada that is small in size and bluegreen-red in colour
trad. (噤若寒蟬) 噤 若 寒蟬
simp. (噤若寒蝉) 噤 若 寒蝉

Pronunciation

Idiom

噤若寒蟬

  1. to remain silent out of fear; to refrain unwillingly from speaking out
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