- lit. crow and peacock make no sound
- absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard
- absolute silence
Characters
- 鸦 (鴉): crow
- 雀 (雀): a freckle; lentigo
- 无 (無): not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
- 声 (聲): sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
Resources
- Wiktionary: 鸦雀无声
- MDBG: 鸦雀无声
- Examples with 鸦雀无声 on Tatoeba
Examples
突然间，鸦雀无声。