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Home / Idiom / 噤若寒蝉

to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
j+ìn·4th toner+uò·4th toneh+án·2nd tonech+án·2nd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped · reticent · not breathing a word守口如瓶shǒu kǒu rú píngkeep silent · not say a word不做声bù zuò shēngto be afraid; to be scared害怕hài pà
Antonyms
mouth like a torrent (idiom) · eloquent · glib · voluble · have the gift of the gab口若悬河kǒu ruò xuán héto speak frankly with assurance侃侃而谈kǎn kǎn ér tán