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Our focus this time is on the idiom 「斂聲屏息」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Suppress your voice and breathing. Describes a fearful and cautious look. Same as “hold your breath and keep silent”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
liǎn shēng píng xī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lim5 seng1 ping4 sik1
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
