一言不發
yī​yán​bù​fā HSK7

to not say a word

  • created sense approved 一言不发/一言不發 · yī​yán​bù​fā · to not say a word — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一言不发 / 一言不發

    yī​yán​bù​fā

    to not say a word

    not utter a single sentence; to remain completely silent

    一言 (literal) → 一言 · yī​yán · one word 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 发 (literal) → 发/發 · fā · to send out

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense