无声无息

無聲無息

wúshēng-wúxī

idiom #23,101

Meanings

他无声无息地离开了房间。

Tā wúshēngwúxī de líkāi le fángjiān.

He left the room without a sound.

这件事无声无息地结束了，没有人知道。

Zhè jiàn shì wúshēngwúxī de jiéshù le, méiyǒu rén zhīdào.

The matter ended quietly, without anyone knowing.

他无声无息地消失在人群中。

Tā wúshēngwúxī de xiāoshī zài rénqún zhōng.

He disappeared into the crowd without a sound.

memory

Both 无 (none/without) and the doubled structure reinforce totality: no sound (声), no breath (息). The repetition of 无 emphasizes absolute silence.

无 wú

声 shēng

息 xī