寒蟬 (hon4 sim4) — a winter cicada (one who keeps quiet ou… in Cantonese | HKDictionary

honˎ₄寒simˎ₄蟬

简寒蝉

Mandarin Pinyin: han2 chan2

Meaning of 寒蟬

nouna winter cicada (one who keeps quiet out of fear)

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Words Containing 寒蟬

寒蟬效應hon4 sim4 haau6 jing3

the winter cicada effect (i.e., keep quiet out of fear or intimidation) This is sometimes used as a judicial term equivalent to "Chilling Effect" in English.

噤若寒蟬gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4

keep quiet out of fear or intimidation (lit., "as silent as a cicada in cold weather")

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