噤若寒蝉(jìn ruò hán chán): to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 噤若寒蟬
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- jìn ruò hán chán
- Meaning
- to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 噤若寒蟬
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 噤若寒蝉 — tap one to open its word page.
tǎng倘ruò若
HSK 7-9if; supposing; in case
jìn噤shēng声
to keep silent
shàng上shàn善ruò若shuǐ水
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle a…
liǎo了ruò若zhǐ指zhǎng掌
see 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
jiǎ假ruò若
if
pàn判ruò若liǎng两rén人
to be a different person
pàn判ruò若yún云ní泥
as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
wēi危ruò若cháo朝lù露
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
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