寒蝉效应 / 寒蟬效應

hán​chán​xiào​yìng

chilling effect

The chilling effect of a climate of fear or legal pressure in which people are afraid to speak their minds.

寒蝉 (literal) → 寒蝉/寒蟬 · hán​chán · [silent person] 效应 (literal) → 效应/效應 · xiào​yìng · social effect

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM