Chinese Word: 噤若寒蝉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

1		suī 虽 jīng 经 jiā rén 家人 xì xīn 细心 kān hù 看护， réng 仍 jìn ruò hán chán 噤若寒蝉。 Although nurses carefully after the family member, still kept silent.
2		nǚ sī jī 女司机 qíng jí 情急 hū jiù 呼救， quán chē 全车 chéng kè 乘客 jìn ruò hán chán 噤若寒蝉。 The woman driver naturally shouted for help.
3		lǎo bǎn 老板 zhè 这 duō shǎo 多少 tiān 天 jìn ruò hán chán 噤若寒蝉， kàn qǐ lai 看起来 sì hū 似乎 shì 是 xīn shì zhòng zhòng 心事重重 de 的。 The boss is quite down these days. He seems to have something weighing heavily on his mind.
4		miàn duì 面对 qiáng quán 强权 hé 和 zhuān zhì 专制 de 的 gè fāng 各方 yā lì 压力， wǒ men 我们 bú huì 不会 jìn ruò hán chán 噤若寒蝉。 In face of autocratic and political pressure, we will not be silent.
5		rán ér 然而， zhōng guó 中国 dāng jú 当局 sì hū 似乎 duì 对 xīn lóu 新楼 de 的 dàn shēng 诞生 yǒu 有 xiē xǔ 些许 jìn ruò hán chán 噤若寒蝉。 The authorities, however, seem oddly sheepish about the new arrival.

1		suī 虽 jīng 经 jiā rén 家人 xì xīn 细心 kān hù 看护， réng 仍 jìn ruò hán chán 噤若寒蝉。 Although nurses carefully after the family member, still kept silent.
2		nǚ sī jī 女司机 qíng jí 情急 hū jiù 呼救， quán chē 全车 chéng kè 乘客 jìn ruò hán chán 噤若寒蝉。 The woman driver naturally shouted for help.
3		lǎo bǎn 老板 zhè 这 duō shǎo 多少 tiān 天 jìn ruò hán chán 噤若寒蝉， kàn qǐ lai 看起来 sì hū 似乎 shì 是 xīn shì zhòng zhòng 心事重重 de 的。 The boss is quite down these days. He seems to have something weighing heavily on his mind.
4		miàn duì 面对 qiáng quán 强权 hé 和 zhuān zhì 专制 de 的 gè fāng 各方 yā lì 压力， wǒ men 我们 bú huì 不会 jìn ruò hán chán 噤若寒蝉。 In face of autocratic and political pressure, we will not be silent.
5		rán ér 然而， zhōng guó 中国 dāng jú 当局 sì hū 似乎 duì 对 xīn lóu 新楼 de 的 dàn shēng 诞生 yǒu 有 xiē xǔ 些许 jìn ruò hán chán 噤若寒蝉。 The authorities, however, seem oddly sheepish about the new arrival.