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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「鴉雀無聞」, with its usage explained below.

Discover the idiom 「鴉雀無聞」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

There was not even the sound of crows or sparrows. Describes something that is very quiet.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yā què wú wén

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

a1 jeuk2 mou4 man4

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.