万籁无声 萬籟無聲 wàn lài wú shēng not a sound to be heard (idiom) / dead silent 静区 靜區 jìng qū silent zone / blind spot / dead space 死无对证 死無對證 sǐ wú duì zhèng the dead cannot testify (idiom) / dead men tell no tales 要死不活 yào sǐ bù huó half dead / more dead than alive syn 止点 止點 zhǐ diǎn (mechanical engineering) dead point / dead center 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative syn 不声不响 不聲不響 bù shēng bù xiǎng wordless and silent (idiom) / without speaking / taciturn syn 潸然泪下 潸然淚下 shān rán lèi xià to shed silent tears (idiom) syn 敢怒而不敢言 gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom) / obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections syn 不言不语 不言不語 bù yán bù yǔ to not say a word (idiom) / to keep silent syn 闭口不言 閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán to keep silent (idiom) 不声不响 不聲不響 bù shēng - bù xiǎng (idiom) wordless / silent / taciturn / without speaking syn 死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom) 寂寞 jì mò lonely / lonesome / (of a place) quiet / silent syn 沉默 chén mò taciturn / uncommunicative / silent syn 无声 無聲 wú shēng noiseless / noiselessly / silent syn 无言 無言 wú yán to remain silent / to have nothing to say 默然 mò rán silent / speechless syn 哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute / mute / silent syn 静音 靜音 jìng yīn quiet / silent / mute 静默 靜默 jìng mò silent / still / quiet / to mourn in silence / to observe silence / (neologism c. 2022) to stay at home during a pandemic syn 静寂 靜寂 jìng jì quiet / silent syn 缄默 緘默 jiān mò to keep silent syn 避重就轻 避重就輕 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones syn 不做声 不做聲 bù zuò shēng keep silent / not say a word syn 寂然 jì rán silent / quiet syn 肃静 肅靜 sù jìng solemnly silent syn 默想 mò xiǎng silent contemplation / to meditate / to think in silence syn 春蚕 春蠶 chūn cán Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾[Mao2 Dun4] 默片 mò piàn silent movie syn 杳然 yǎo rán quiet, silent, and lonely / far and indistinct / gone without a trace 默祷 默禱 mò dǎo silent prayer / pray in silence 冷暴力 lěng bào lì non-physical abuse / emotional abuse / the silent treatment 默 mò silent / to write from memory syn 寂 jì silent / solitary / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn 噤 jìn unable to speak / silent 宓 mì still / silent syn 貉 háo old term for northern peoples / silent syn 貉 mò old term for northern peoples / silent syn 貊 mò name of a wild tribe / silent 不赞一词 不贊一詞 bù zàn yī cí to keep silent / to make no comment syn 默不作声 默不作聲 mò bù zuò shēng to keep silent syn 侐 xù still / silent 平安夜 píng ān yè Silent Night (Christmas carol) / Christmas Eve 闷声不响 悶聲不響 mēn shēng bù xiǎng to keep silent 杜口 dù kǒu to remain silent 满坐寂然 滿坐寂然 mǎn zuò jì rán the whole audience silent with expectation 无语 無語 wú yǔ to remain silent / to have nothing to say / (coll.) speechless / dumbfounded 腹诽 腹誹 fù fěi silent curse or disagreement / unspoken criticism 阒然 闃然 qù rán quiet / still and silent 隐蔽强迫下载 隱蔽強迫下載 yǐn bì qiǎng pò xià zài drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap) / silent drive-by download 一声不响 一聲不響 yī shēng bù xiǎng to keep totally silent / noiselessly syn 保持沉默的权利 right to remain silent 隐藏性紧急情况 silent emergency 秘密同伙 mì mì tòng huǒ secret partner / sleeping partner / silent partner 贫穷隐性紧急情况？ 貧窮隱性緊急情況？ silent emergencies of poverty 出溜屁 chū liu pì silent fart 闷屁 悶屁 mēn pì silent fart 蔫屁 niān pì silent fart 噤声 噤聲 jìn shēng to keep silent 隐蔽强迫下载 隱蔽強迫下載 yǐn bì qiǎng pò xià zǎi drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap) / silent drive-by download 空寂 kōng jì empty and silent / desolate 闭麦 閉麥 bì mài to switch one's microphone to "mute" / (fig.) to go silent 夜深人静 夜深人靜 yè shēn rén jìng in the dead of night (idiom) syn 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom) / fig. an unexpected recovery syn 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom) / ruined and orphaned / destitute and homeless syn 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè in the dead of night (idiom) syn 明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn 鸡飞蛋打 雞飛蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken / a dead loss (idiom) syn 冢中枯骨 塚中枯骨 zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ dried bones in burial mound (idiom) / dead and buried 日暮途穷 日暮途窮 rì mù tú qióng sunset, the end of the road (idiom) / in terminal decline / at a dead end syn 死马当活马医 死馬當活馬醫 sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation 烂醉如泥 爛醉如泥 làn zuì rú ní (idiom) to be dead drunk / to be plastered syn 生死肉骨 shēng sǐ ròu gǔ lit. the dead returning to life / a miracle (idiom) 穷途末路 窮途末路 qióng tú mò lù lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom) / an impasse / in a plight with no way out / things have reached a dead end syn 着手成春 著手成春 zhuó shǒu chéng chūn lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom) / to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well 虽死犹生 雖死猶生 suī sǐ yóu shēng lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom) / still with us in spirit 死马当活马医 死馬當活馬醫 sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom) / fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng lit. to praise the dead and revile the living / fig. to live in the past (idiom) 断港绝潢 斷港絕潢 duàn gǎng jué huáng to be unable to continue / to come to a dead end (idiom) 死不冥目 sǐ bù míng mù dead but will not close the eyes (idiom) / to die with a remaining grievance / also written 死不瞑目 猫哭老鼠 貓哭老鼠 māo kū lǎo shǔ the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom) / hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears syn 猫哭耗子 貓哭耗子 māo kū hào zi the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom) / hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears 风恬浪静 風恬浪靜 fēng tián làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / All is quiet. / a dead calm (at sea) 欲仙欲死 慾仙慾死 yù xiān yù sǐ to wish one were dead (idiom) / (fig.) to be in seventh heaven 往事已矣 wǎng shì yǐ yǐ the past is dead (idiom) 瞎猫碰上死耗子 瞎貓碰上死耗子 xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom) / blind luck 死路一条 死路一條 sǐ lù yī tiáo (idiom) dead end / road to ruin syn 扬幡招魂 揚幡招魂 yáng fān - zhāo hún lit. to raise a banner to summon the soul of a dying person (idiom) / fig. to try to revive what is obsolete or dead 酩酊大醉 mǐng dǐng - dà zuì (idiom) dead drunk / plastered / as drunk as a lord syn 尸体 屍體 shī tǐ corpse / dead body syn 好事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead syn 没了 沒了 méi le to be dead / not to be, or cease to exist 再生 zài shēng to be reborn / to regenerate / to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) / recycling / regeneration syn 死人 sǐ rén dead person / (coll.) to die / (of a death) to happen syn 死者 sǐ zhě the dead / the deceased syn 落叶 落葉 luò yè dead leaves / to lose leaves (of plants) / deciduous 千古 qiān gǔ for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead) syn 