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噤若寒蝉

jìn ruò hán chán

4-character word Traditional 噤若寒蟬

What 噤若寒蝉 means

1. to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

The characters in 噤若寒蝉

• 噤jìnunable to speak; silent
• 若ruòto seem; like; as
• 寒háncold; poor; to tremble
• 蝉cháncicada

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