"寒蝉" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 寒蝉 | hán chán | a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself) / Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia |   | |
Results beginning with 寒蝉 | ||||
| 寒蝉效应 | hán chán xiào yìng | the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind | | |
Approximate Results for 寒蝉 | ||||
| 噤若寒蝉 | jìn ruò hán chán | to keep quiet out of fear (idiom) | | |
| 静若寒蝉 | jìng ruò hán chán | as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom) | | |
