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无声无息

wú shēng wú xīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
wordless and uncommunicative (idiom) / without speaking / taciturn / not providing any news
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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.

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Original source entry:

無聲無息 无声无息 [wu2 sheng1 wu2 xi1] /wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking/taciturn/not providing any news/

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Other forms in these source records: 無聲無息

  • 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

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

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

  • 息
    xī

    (bound form) breath / (bound form) to cease / to stop / (bound form) to rest / (bound form) news / (bound form) interest (on money) / (bound form) to grow / to multiply / (literary) one's child / Taiwan pr. [xí]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.