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Today, we explore the idiom 「鴉默雀靜」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

There was not even the sound of crows or sparrows. Describes the absence of any sound.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yā mò què jìng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

a1 mak6 jeuk2 jing6

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