鸦雀无声

鴉雀無聲

yāquè-wúshēng

idiom HSK 7-9 #45,099

Meanings

HSK 2

老师走进教室后，教室里鸦雀无声。

Lǎoshī zǒujìn jiàoshì hòu, jiàoshì lǐ yāquè-wúshēng.

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

HSK 3

宣布结果时，全场鸦雀无声。

Xuānbù jiéguǒ shí, quánchǎng yāquè-wúshēng.

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

culture

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

鸦 yā

雀 què

无 wú

声 shēng