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鴉雀無聲 (aa1 zoek3 mou4 sing1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

鴉雀無聲 (aa1 zoek3 mou4 sing1, yā què wú shēng) — lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 鴉烏婆 (aa1 wu1 po2) — a scary old hag in the legends, often used to scare children [colloquial]
• 鴉 (aa1) — crow
• 鴉片 (aa1 pin3) — (loanword) opium
• 鴉片戰爭 (aa1 pin3 zin3 zang1) — the Opium War (1839–1842); the Opium Wars (1839–1842 and 1856–1860)
• 亞仔 (aa3 zai2) — Son; Little boy
• 亞太地區 (aa3 taai3 dei6 keoi1) — The Asian-Pacific region

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