鴉雀無聲 yā què wú shēng

absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
鴉 yā
crow; variant of 鴉yā
雀 què HSK 6
sparrow; small bird; also pr. qiǎo
無 wú
not; no; not to have
聲 shēng
sound; voice; noise