鸦雀无声

鴉雀無聲

yāquèwúshēng

idiom HSK 7 #45,099

Meanings

1 absolute silence (lit. not even the sound of crows or sparrows)

Characters

Examples

老师走进教室后，教室里鸦雀无声。

Lǎoshī zǒujìn jiàoshì hòu, jiàoshì lǐ yāquèwúshēng.

After the teacher entered the classroom, it was absolutely silent.

宣布结果时，全场鸦雀无声。

Xuānbù jiéguǒ shí, quánchǎng yāquèwúshēng.

When the results were announced, the entire venue fell silent.

Tips

culture

A classical Chinese idiom (成语 chéngyǔ). Crows (鸦) and sparrows (雀) are among the noisiest common birds — if even they are silent, the silence is absolute.

Stroke Order

鸦 yā

雀 què

无 wú

声 shēng