噤若寒蟬
Chinese edit
unable to speak; silent | to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if |
cicada in winter; a kind of cicada that is small in size and bluegreen-red in colour | ||
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trad. (噤若寒蟬) | 噤 | 若 | 寒蟬 | |
simp. (噤若寒蝉) | 噤 | 若 | 寒蝉 |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
噤若寒蟬
- to remain silent out of fear; to refrain unwillingly from speaking out