噤若寒蝉 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

噤jìn若ruò寒hán蝉chán

to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
trad. 噤若寒蟬

Also written 噤若寒蟬【jìn ruò hán chán】

Characters in this word

4

噤

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unable to speak, silent

Pinyin: jìn

Strokes: 16

Words starting with 噤 Words ending in 噤 Anywhere in a word

若

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used in 般若[bo1 re3], used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]

Pinyin: rě

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 913 of 2500

Words starting with 若 Words ending in 若 Anywhere in a word

寒

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cold, poor, to tremble

Pinyin: hán

Strokes: 12
Frequency: 37456 of 2500

Words starting with 寒 Words ending in 寒 Anywhere in a word

蝉

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cicada

Pinyin: chán
Traditional: 蟬

Strokes: 14
Frequency: 46284 of 2500

Words starting with 蝉 Words ending in 蝉 Anywhere in a word