"噤若寒蟬" meaning in Chinese

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kǎnkǎn'értán",
      "word": "侃侃而談"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kǎnkǎn'értán",
      "word": "侃侃而谈"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāotāobùjué",
      "word": "滔滔不絕"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāotāobùjué",
      "word": "滔滔不绝"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhíyánbùhuì",
      "word": "直言不諱"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhíyánbùhuì",
      "word": "直言不讳"
    }
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      "english": "As a scholar-official, Liu Sheng was treated like a distinguished guest, but he couldn't recommend virtuous person, refused to refute evil words, pretended to be deaf and mute, cherished his reputation, and kept silent, he's a sinner.",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Literary Chinese",
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE",
      "roman": "Liú Shèng wèi wèi dàfū, jiàn lǐ shàngbīn, ér zhī shàn bù jiàn, wén è wúyán, yǐnqíng xī jǐ, zì tóng hánchán, cǐ zuìrén yě.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "劉勝位為大夫，見禮上賓，而知善不薦，聞惡無言，隱情惜己，自同寒蟬，此罪人也。",
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      "english": "As a scholar-official, Liu Sheng was treated like a distinguished guest, but he couldn't recommend virtuous person, refused to refute evil words, pretended to be deaf and mute, cherished his reputation, and kept silent, he's a sinner.",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Literary Chinese",
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE",
      "roman": "Liú Shèng wèi wèi dàfū, jiàn lǐ shàngbīn, ér zhī shàn bù jiàn, wén è wúyán, yǐnqíng xī jǐ, zì tóng hánchán, cǐ zuìrén yě.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "刘胜位为大夫，见礼上宾，而知善不荐，闻恶无言，隐情惜己，自同寒蝉，此罪人也。",
      "type": "quote"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cicadas sing in summer and autumn than die soon. The ancients did not realize this and thought cicadas could not make a sound when it was cold, so they use it to describe not dare to speak out. From the Book of the Later Han",
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      "form": "噤若寒蝉",
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  "pos": "phrase",
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          "english": "Ever since he was scolded by his boss, he had become silent and never dared to express his opinions again.",
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          "roman": "Zìcóng bèi shàngsī shǔluò zhī hòu, tā biàn jìnruòhánchán, zài yě bùgǎn fābiǎo yìjiàn le.",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "自從被上司數落之後，他便噤若寒蟬，再也不敢發表意見了。",
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          "roman": "Zìcóng bèi shàngsī shǔluò zhī hòu, tā biàn jìnruòhánchán, zài yě bùgǎn fābiǎo yìjiàn le.",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "自从被上司数落之后，他便噤若寒蝉，再也不敢发表意见了。",
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      "glosses": [
        "to remain silent out of fear; to refrain unwillingly from speaking out"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "silent",
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        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "speaking out",
          "speak out"
        ]
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìnruòhánchán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gam³ joek⁶ hon⁴ sim⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìnruòhánchán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìnruòhánchán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chin⁴-jo⁴-han²-chʻan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìn-rwò-hán-chán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jinnruohharncharn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзиньжоханьчань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czinʹžoxanʹčanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gam yeuhk hòhn sìhm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gam³ joek⁹ hon⁴ sim⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gem³ yêg⁶ hon⁴ xim⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐm³³ jœːk̚² hɔːn²¹ siːm²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐm³³ jœːk̚² hɔːn²¹ siːm²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "噤若寒蟬"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kǎnkǎn'értán",
      "word": "侃侃而談"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kǎnkǎn'értán",
      "word": "侃侃而谈"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāotāobùjué",
      "word": "滔滔不絕"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāotāobùjué",
      "word": "滔滔不绝"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhíyánbùhuì",
      "word": "直言不諱"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhíyánbùhuì",
      "word": "直言不讳"
    }
  ],
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      "english": "As a scholar-official, Liu Sheng was treated like a distinguished guest, but he couldn't recommend virtuous person, refused to refute evil words, pretended to be deaf and mute, cherished his reputation, and kept silent, he's a sinner.",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Literary Chinese",
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE",
      "roman": "Liú Shèng wèi wèi dàfū, jiàn lǐ shàngbīn, ér zhī shàn bù jiàn, wén è wúyán, yǐnqíng xī jǐ, zì tóng hánchán, cǐ zuìrén yě.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "劉勝位為大夫，見禮上賓，而知善不薦，聞惡無言，隱情惜己，自同寒蟬，此罪人也。",
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      "english": "As a scholar-official, Liu Sheng was treated like a distinguished guest, but he couldn't recommend virtuous person, refused to refute evil words, pretended to be deaf and mute, cherished his reputation, and kept silent, he's a sinner.",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Literary Chinese",
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE",
      "roman": "Liú Shèng wèi wèi dàfū, jiàn lǐ shàngbīn, ér zhī shàn bù jiàn, wén è wúyán, yǐnqíng xī jǐ, zì tóng hánchán, cǐ zuìrén yě.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "刘胜位为大夫，见礼上宾，而知善不荐，闻恶无言，隐情惜己，自同寒蝉，此罪人也。",
      "type": "quote"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cicadas sing in summer and autumn than die soon. The ancients did not realize this and thought cicadas could not make a sound when it was cold, so they use it to describe not dare to speak out. From the Book of the Later Han",
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          "roman": "Zìcóng bèi shàngsī shǔluò zhī hòu, tā biàn jìnruòhánchán, zài yě bùgǎn fābiǎo yìjiàn le.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
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          "text": "自從被上司數落之後，他便噤若寒蟬，再也不敢發表意見了。",
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          "roman": "Zìcóng bèi shàngsī shǔluò zhī hòu, tā biàn jìnruòhánchán, zài yě bùgǎn fābiǎo yìjiàn le.",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "自从被上司数落之后，他便噤若寒蝉，再也不敢发表意见了。",
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      "glosses": [
        "to remain silent out of fear; to refrain unwillingly from speaking out"
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        ]
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        "Book of the Later Han"
      ]
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìnruòhánchán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gam³ joek⁶ hon⁴ sim⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìnruòhánchán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìnruòhánchán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chin⁴-jo⁴-han²-chʻan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìn-rwò-hán-chán"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "jinnruohharncharn"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзиньжоханьчань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czinʹžoxanʹčanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gam yeuhk hòhn sìhm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gam³ joek⁹ hon⁴ sim⁴"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gem³ yêg⁶ hon⁴ xim⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐm³³ jœːk̚² hɔːn²¹ siːm²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐm³³ jœːk̚² hɔːn²¹ siːm²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "噤若寒蟬"
}

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