噤若寒蝉

jìn ruò hán chán

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Definitions

  1. 1. to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

Child Words of 噤若寒蝉

若
ruò

to seem

噤
jìn

unable to speak

寒
hán

poor

寒蝉
hán chán

Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia

蝉
chán

cicada