English–Chinese
“dead silent” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinyā què wú shēng
Example
他一开口，会议室里就变得鸦雀无声。tā yì kāi kǒu huì yì shì lǐ jiù biàn de yā què wú shēng
As soon as he spoke, the meeting room went dead silent.
How to say “dead silent” in Chinese
“Dead silent” in Chinese is 鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng).
A whole scene falls into complete silence when a remark or event stops every ordinary sound.
Example sentences with 鸦雀无声
演讲结束后，礼堂鸦雀无声。yán jiǎng jié shù hòu lǐ táng yā què wú shēng
After the speech ended, the auditorium was dead silent.
Tips for using 鸦雀无声
- This idiom describes a whole room, meeting, or crowd rather than one person who chooses not to speak, so it suits scene-setting better than describing an individual speaker.