寒蟬效應
simp寒蝉效应hon4 sim4 haau6 jing3hán chán xiào yìng
English
- the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind
- chilling effect
粵語 — Cantonese
- 感到阻嚇而唔敢就公共事務發表言論嘅情況
Examples
政府實施嘅新政策，造成寒蟬效應，令好多人唔敢表達自己嘅意見。
The government's new policy created a chilling effect, making many people reluctant to express their opinions.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk