粵

噤gam3若joek6寒hon4蟬sim4

simp噤若寒蝉
gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4jìn ruò hán chán

English

  1. to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
  2. to remain silent out of fear; to dare not speak out; literally: silent as a cicada in winter

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因為驚而唔敢表達意見

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Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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