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鸦雀无声
鴉雀無聲
yāquèwúshēng
1. lit. crow and peacock make no sound
2. absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard
3. absolute silence
HSK 6

Character Breakdown

鸦
yā
crow; Corvus species (various)
HSK 6 9 丶
雀
què
sparrow
HSK 6 11 丶
无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4 4 丶
声
shēng
sound, noise; voice, tone, music
HSK 3 7 丶

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