鸦 雀 无 声

yāquè-wúshēng

Meaning

lit. crow and peacock make no sound
absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard
absolute silence

Example

突然间，鸦雀无声。

Suddenly, everything fell silent.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yāHSK 7-99 strokescrow qiāoHSK 7-911 strokesa freckle wúHSK 44 strokesnot to have shēngHSK 27 strokessound

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