粵

噤kam1聲seng1

simp噤声
kam1 seng1gam3 seng1jìn shēng

English

  1. to keep silent
  2. to remain silent/reticent due to some pressure

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 通常指受到某啲壓力而唔出聲

Examples

  • 好多人因為自身嘅經濟利益而噤聲。

    Many people remain reticent because of their economic interests.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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