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一声不响 — “To remain completely silent”

一声不响 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain completely silent”. Not to utter a sound or word. Literally, “Not a sound”.

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一声不响 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 声shēng
  • 不bù
  • 响xiǎng

一声不响 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
声
shēng7sound, voice, news, reputation
不
bù4not
响
xiǎng9make a sound

Example Sentence with 一声不响

听到这个消息后,他一声不响地走开了
After hearing the news, he walked away without a sound.

Idioms Related to 一声不响

Synonyms of 一声不响

  • yā鸦què雀wú无shēng声completely silent

Antonyms of 一声不响

  • fèi沸fǎn反yíng盈tiān天a tumultuous clamor filling the air

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

Questions about 一声不响

What does 一声不响 mean?
一声不响 (yī shēng bù xiǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remain completely silent”.
How do you pronounce 一声不响?
一声不响 is pronounced yī shēng bù xiǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一声不响 literally mean?
Literally, 一声不响 means “not a sound”. It is used to mean “to remain completely silent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一声不响?
指不发出一点声音
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