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不动声色

bù dòng shēng sèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
not a word or movement (idiom) / remaining calm and collected / not batting an eyelid
Sources & editorial notes

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-322d469128614b90. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不動聲色 不动声色 [bu4 dong4 sheng1 se4] /not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected/not batting an eyelid/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 不動聲色

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 动
    dòng

    (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb

  • 声
    shēng

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

  • 色
    sè

    color / CL:種|种[zhǒng] / look / appearance / sex

    shǎi

    (coll.) color / used in 色子[shǎi zi]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.