寒蝉效应 hánchánxiàoyìng chilling effect Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 寒蝉 寒蟬 hánchán [silent person] a person who keeps their thoughts to themselves or remains silent out of fear, especially in the phrase 噤若寒蝉 jìnruòhánchán效应 效應 xiàoyìng social effect The general effect or reaction resulting from an action or person.
