jìn​ruò​hán​chán

to keep quiet out of fear

  • created reference approved 噤若寒蝉/噤若寒蟬 → 滔滔不绝/滔滔不絕 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    噤若寒蝉 / 噤若寒蟬 jìn​ruò​hán​chán

    滔滔不绝 / 滔滔不絕 tāo​tāo​bù​jué

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  • created reference approved 噤若寒蝉/噤若寒蟬 → 口若悬河/口若懸河 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    噤若寒蝉 / 噤若寒蟬 jìn​ruò​hán​chán

    口若悬河 / 口若懸河 kǒu​ruò​xuán​hé

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  • created reference approved 噤若寒蝉/噤若寒蟬 → 侃侃而谈/侃侃而談 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    噤若寒蝉 / 噤若寒蟬 jìn​ruò​hán​chán

    侃侃而谈 / 侃侃而談 kǎn​kǎn'ér​tán

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  • created reference approved 噤若寒蝉/噤若寒蟬 → 直言不讳/直言不諱 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    噤若寒蝉 / 噤若寒蟬 jìn​ruò​hán​chán

    直言不讳 / 直言不諱 zhí​yán​bù​huì

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  • created sense approved 噤若寒蝉/噤若寒蟬 · jìn​ruò​hán​chán · to keep quiet out of fear — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    噤若寒蝉 / 噤若寒蟬

    jìn​ruò​hán​chán

    to keep quiet out of fear

    To be as silent as a cicada in late autumn; describes being too scared to speak up or say a word.

    噤 (literal) → 噤 · jìn · to keep silent 若 (literal) → 若 · ruò · to seem 寒蝉 (literal) → 寒蝉/寒蟬 · hán​chán · winter cicada

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