噤若寒蟬

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噤若寒蟬

jìnruòhánchán Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
jìnruòhánchán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
jìnruòhánchán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
chin⁴-jo⁴-han²-chʻan² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
jìn-rwò-hán-chán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
jinnruohharncharn Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
цзиньжоханьчань Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA

Where it comes from

蟬在夏秋之際鳴唱，隨後便迅速死亡。古人並未意識到這一點，以為蟬在寒冷時無法發聲，因此用它來形容不敢發聲的人。出自《後漢書．卷六七．黨錮傳．杜密傳》：

phrase 噤若寒蝉

因恐懼而沉默，不敢說話自從被上司數落之後，他便噤若寒蟬，再也不敢發表意見了。

Opposite: 直言不諱, 直言不讳, 侃侃而談, 侃侃而谈, 滔滔不絕, 滔滔不绝

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Opposite: 直言不諱, 直言不讳, 侃侃而談, 侃侃而谈, 滔滔不絕, 滔滔不绝

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {噤若寒蟬},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%99%A4%E8%8B%A5%E5%AF%92%E8%9F%AC},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}