鸦雀无声 yāquèwúshēng

1. not even a crow or sparrow can be heard (idiom)
2. silence reigns

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 鸦雀无声 will read it the same way this page does.

鸦雀无声 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

What does 鸦雀无声 mean in English?

鸦雀无声 is pronounced yāquèwúshēng and means not even a crow or sparrow can be heard (idiom), silence reigns.

How do you pronounce 鸦雀无声?

鸦雀无声 is yāquèwúshēng in pinyin — written yaquewusheng without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 鸦雀无声?

鸦雀无声 is written with 4 characters: 鸦 (yā) Crow, 雀 (què) Sparrow, 无 (wú) Not have (-less - not - never mind - un-), 声 (shēng) Sound (voice - tone - measure word for sounds). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 鸦雀无声 written in traditional Chinese?

鴉雀無聲. The simplified form 鸦雀无声 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 鴉雀無聲 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced yāquèwúshēng.

Is 鸦雀无声 an HSK word?

Yes — 鸦雀无声 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.