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鸦雀无声

yā què wú shēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom) / not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1203290b51749977. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鴉雀無聲 鸦雀无声 [ya1 que4 wu2 sheng1] /lit. crow and peacock make no sound/absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard/absolute silence/

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Other forms in these source records: 鴉雀無聲

  • 鸦
    yā

    crow

  • 雀
    qiāo

    a freckle / lentigo

    què

    (bound form) small bird / sparrow / also pr. [qiǎo]

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 声
    shēng

    sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.