What does 鸦雀无声 mean in Chinese?
鸦雀无声 (yāquè-wúshēng) means lit. crow and peacock make no sound.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
鸦雀无声
lit. crow and peacock make no sound
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
lit. crow and peacock make no sound
02
absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard
03
absolute silence
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 鸦雀无声?
鸦雀无声 is pronounced yāquè-wúshēng.
Is 鸦雀无声 an HSK word?
鸦雀无声 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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