噤若寒蝉 in English jin4 ruo4 han2 chan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to keep quiet out of fear (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

噤 若 寒 蝉

Traditional Characters

噤 若 寒 蟬

Pinyin

jin4 ruo4 han2 chan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

噤jin4unable to speak 若ruo4to seem 寒han2cold 蝉chan2cicada