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. in Cantonese
honˎ₄寒simˎ₄蟬haauˍ₆效jing˗₃應简 寒蝉效应
Mandarin Pinyin: han2 chan2 xiao4 ying4
Meaning of 寒蟬效應
nounthe 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.