噤若寒蝉

jìn ruò hán chán

Definisi

1. to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

Kata penyusun 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