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一声不响

yī shēng bù xiǎngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to keep totally silent / noiselessly
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-7f4b3031f08b6366. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一聲不響 一声不响 [yi1 sheng1 bu4 xiang3] /to keep totally silent/noiselessly/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 一聲不響

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 声
    shēng

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

  • 不
    bù

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

  • 响
    xiǎng

    echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.