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噤若寒蟬 (gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4) — keep quiet out of fear or intimidation (lit., "as silent as a cicada in cold weather") in Cantonese

gam˗₃噤joekˍ₆若honˎ₄寒simˎ₄蟬
简 噤若寒蝉
Mandarin Pinyin: jin4 ruo4 han2 chan2

Meaning of 噤若寒蟬

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

Characters in 噤若寒蟬

噤gam3
keep silent; shut one's mouth
若joek6
if; supposing; assuming
寒hon4
tremble
蟬sim4
cicada

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