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 鸦雀无声 鴉雀無聲 yā què wú shēng lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom) / not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence syn 默默 mò mò in silence / not speaking syn 沉寂 chén jì silence / stillness syn 丛生 叢生 cóng shēng growing as a thicket / overgrown / breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc) 搭讪 搭訕 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation syn 转折点 轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn turning point / breaking point syn 灭口 滅口 miè kǒu to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret / to silence sb syn 咔嚓 kā chā (onom.) breaking or snapping / (coll.) cut it out / stop it / also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1] syn 创纪录 創紀錄 chuàng jì lù record-breaking 拐点 拐點 guǎi diǎn turning point / breaking point / inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign) 忍辱负重 忍辱負重 rěn rǔ fù zhòng to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom) / to suffer in silence 默哀 mò āi to observe a moment of silence in tribute 喀嚓 kā chā (onom.) breaking or snapping syn 忍气吞声 忍氣吞聲 rěn qì tūn shēng to submit to humiliation (idiom) / to suffer in silence / to swallow one's anger / to grin and bear it syn 沈默 chén mò silence 破纪录 破紀錄 pò jì lù to break a record / record-breaking 插播 chā bō to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc / to put a call on hold 冷场 冷場 lěng chǎng stage wait / (fig.) awkward silence 消音 xiāo yīn to silence 默读 默讀 mò dú to read in silence syn 默想 mò xiǎng silent contemplation / to meditate / to think in silence syn 背信弃义 背信棄義 bèi xìn qì yì breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom) / to betray / treachery / perfidy syn 饮泣 飲泣 yǐn qì (literary) to weep in silence syn 加赛 加賽 jiā sài (sports) to have an additional tie-breaking match or period of play / to have a playoff 默记 默記 mò jì to learn by heart / to commit to memory / to remember / to memorize in silence 默祷 默禱 mò dǎo silent prayer / pray in silence 吃哑巴亏 吃啞巴虧 chī yǎ ba kuī to be forced to suffer in silence / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering syn 异化作用 異化作用 yì huà zuò yòng catabolism (biology) / metabolic breaking down and waste disposal / dissimilation 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom) / surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy) 投鼠忌器 tóu shǔ jì qì lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom) / to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents 潜神默记 潛神默記 qián shén mò jì to devote oneself to a task in silence (idiom) 逸尘断鞅 逸塵斷鞅 yì chén duàn yāng lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness / fig. to ride like the wind (idiom) 破土典礼 破土典禮 pò tǔ diǎn lǐ ground breaking ceremony 布囊其口 佈囊其口 bù náng qí kǒu lit. to cover sb's mouth with cloth / to gag / fig. to silence 倒仓 倒倉 dǎo cāng to transfer grain from a store (e.g. to sun it) / voice breaking (of male opera singer in puberty) 分解代谢 分解代謝 fēn jiě dài xiè catabolism (biology) / metabolic breaking down and waste disposal / dissimilation 哑巴吃黄莲 啞巴吃黃蓮 yǎ ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1]) 哑巴吃黄连 啞巴吃黃連 yǎ ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1]) 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出 哑然无生 啞然無生 yǎ rán wú shēng silence reigns (idiom) 对称破缺 對稱破缺 duì chèn pò quē symmetry breaking (physics) 撬窃 撬竊 qiào qiè burglary / house-breaking 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn silence is golden (idiom) 渊默 淵默 yuān mò profound silence 破缺 pò quē breaking 自发对称破缺 自發對稱破缺 zì fā duì chèn pò quē spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics) 钳马衔枚 鉗馬銜枚 qián mǎ xián méi with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom) / (of a marching army) in utter silence 沉默程序 chén mò chéng xù silence procedure 沉默表意原则 chén mò biǎo yì yuán zé estoppel by silence 履带破冰原动机 履帶破冰原動机 lǚ dài pò bīng yuán dòng jī tracked ice-breaking prime movers 均裂 jūn liè homolytic breaking 断绝外交关系 斷絕外交關系 duàn jué wài jiāo guān xì breaking-off of diplomatic relations 国际打破语言障碍委员会 國際打破語言障礙委員會 International Committee for Breaking the Language Barrier 断裂强度 斷裂強度 duàn liè qiáng dù rupture strength / breaking strength 蛋疼 dàn téng (slang) ball-breaking / pain in the ass 嚗 bó (onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart / sound of an object falling to the ground / a cry of rage / Taiwan pr. [bo1] 变化球 變化球 biàn huà qiú (baseball) breaking ball / (fig.) curveball / unexpected turn of events 