噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
Pinyin

Definition

噤若寒蝉
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jìn ruò hán chán
  1. to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

寒假
hán jià
  1. 1 winter vacation
寒冷
hán lěng
  1. 1 cold (climate)
  2. 2 frigid
  3. 3 very cold
若
ruò
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 as
  4. 4 if
韩寒
Hán Hán
  1. 1 Han Han (1982-), PRC blogger, singer and professional rally driver
倘若
tǎng ruò
  1. 1 provided that
  2. 2 supposing that
  3. 3 if
受宠若惊
shòu chǒng ruò jīng
  1. 1 overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
严寒
yán hán
  1. 1 bitter cold
  2. 2 severe winter
大寒
Dà hán
  1. 1 Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February
天寒地冻
tiān hán dì dòng
  1. 1 cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
寒
hán
  1. 1 cold
  2. 2 poor
  3. 3 to tremble
寒冬
hán dōng
  1. 1 wintry
寒心
hán xīn
  1. 1 disillusioned
  2. 2 bitterly disappointed
  3. 3 terrified
寒意
hán yì
  1. 1 a nip in the air
  2. 2 chilliness
寒暄
hán xuān
  1. 1 to exchange conventional greetings
  2. 2 to talk about the weather
寒气
hán qì
  1. 1 cold air
心寒
xīn hán
  1. 1 bitterly disappointed
  2. 2 frightened
欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
  1. 1 to be wild with joy (idiom)
御寒
yù hán
  1. 1 to defend against the cold
  2. 2 to keep warm
若干
ruò gān
  1. 1 a certain number or amount
  2. 2 how many?
  3. 3 how much?
若是
ruò shì
  1. 1 if

Idioms (20)

一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 short attention span
一曝十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 lack of sticking power
  4. 4 short attention span
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
  1. 1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
  1. 1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
  2. 2 frigid
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
  1. 1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 worlds apart
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
  1. 1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
  3. 3 glib
  4. 4 voluble
  5. 5 have the gift of the gab
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
  1. 1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
  1. 1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
啼饥号寒
tí jī háo hán
  1. 1 hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty
嘘寒问暖
xū hán wèn nuǎn
  1. 1 to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)
  2. 2 to pamper
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
  1. 1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯，大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
天寒地冻
tiān hán dì dòng
  1. 1 cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
  1. 1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
  2. 2 close in spirit although far away
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
  1. 1 to be of humble origin (idiom)

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