鸦雀无声 yāquèwúshēng

1. Lit. crow and peacock make no sound^†
2. absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard^†
3. absolute silence^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 鸦雀无声, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

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What does 鸦雀无声 mean in English?

鸦雀无声 is pronounced yāquèwúshēng and means Lit. crow and peacock make no sound, absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard, absolute silence †.

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.