噤 (gam3) — keep silent; shut one's mouth in Cantonese | HKDictionary

gam˗₃噤

Mandarin Pinyin: jin4

Meaning of 噤

nounkeep silent; shut one's mouth

Words Containing 噤

噤若寒蟬gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4

keep quiet out of fear or intimidation (lit., "as silent as a cicada in cold weather")

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